Re-visioning refugee health: The Victorian Immgirant Health Programme

Health Services Management Research

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 141-146

  Murray, S B ^a,b   Skull, Susan A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY CARE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DATA BASE; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; IMMIGRATION; INFORMATION SERVICE; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIGRANT WORKER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLISHING; REFUGEE; REVIEW; TIME;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; REFUGEES; VICTORIA;

EID: 0043095399     PISSN: 09514848     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/095148403322167898     Document Type: Review

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