Improving access to cardiac rehabilitation for remote Indigenous clients

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 632-636

  Shepherd, Frank ^a,b   Battye, Kristine ^a,b   Chalmers, Elisabeth ^c  

^a North Queensland Rural Div of Gen   (Australia)

^b Northern/Western Queensland Prim   (Australia)

^c JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPETENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; FAMILY SIZE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART DISEASE; HEART REHABILITATION; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; PATIENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PREVALENCE; RURAL HEALTH CARE; STAFF TRAINING;

EID: 0348231647     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-842X.2003.tb00611.x     Document Type: Article

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