An holistic economic evaluation of an Aboriginal community-controlled midwifery programme in Western Sydney

Journal of Health Services Research and Policy

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 14-21

  Jan, Stephen ^a   Conaty, Stephen ^b   Hecker, Rosalind ^c   Bartlett, Mark ^d   Delaney, Sheilah ^e   Capon, Tony ^f  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c New South Wales Government   (Australia)

^d Northern Rivers Public Health Unit   (Australia)

^e Daruk Aboriginal Medical Service   (Australia)

^f Western Sector Public Health Unit   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; INDIGENOUS POPULATION;

ABORIGINE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIRTH WEIGHT; COMMUNITY; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; FAMILY COUNSELING; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIDWIFE; NEWBORN MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; TRUST;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; SYDNEY;

EID: 0842284057     PISSN: 13558196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/135581904322716067     Document Type: Article

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