So far and yet so close: Quality of management of diabetes in Australian and Canadian indigenous communities

Australian Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 206-209

  Mak, Donna B ^a,b,c,d,f   Whitehead, Sara ^b,e   Plant, Aileen J ^c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Australia)

^b Northern Inter Tribal Health Auth   (Canada)

^c CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^f NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES CONTROL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; STAFF TRAINING;

EID: 11844262093     PISSN: 10385282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1854.2004.00606.x     Document Type: Article

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