Lessons from East Arnhem Land: Improving adherence to chronic disease treatments

Australian Family Physician

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 617-621

  Bryce, Stephen ^a  

^a Gapuwiyak Health Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE;

AUSTRALIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES, INDIGENOUS; HUMANS; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS;

EID: 0036631646     PISSN: 03008495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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