A community-based sports massage course for Aboriginal health workers

Australian Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 111-115

  Vindigni, Dein ^a,d   Parkinson, Lynne ^a   Walker, Bruce ^b   Rivett, Darren A ^a   Blunden, Steve ^c   Perkins, Janice ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Durri Aboriginal Corporation Medical Service   (Australia)

^d NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aboriginal; Indigenous; Musculoskeletal health training; Rural

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MASSAGE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RURAL AREA; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SPORTS MEDICINE;

ADULT; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES, INDIGENOUS; HUMANS; MALE; MASSAGE; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; NEW SOUTH WALES; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SPORTS MEDICINE;

EID: 19044388383     PISSN: 10385282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1854.2005.00664.x     Document Type: Article

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