"Mutual" obligation in indigenous health: Can shared responsibility agreements be truly mutual?

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 182, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 502-504

  Collard, Kim S ^a   D'Antoine, Heather A ^a   Eggington, Dennis G ^b   Henry, Barbara R ^a   Martin, Carol A ^c   Mooney, Gavin H ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Aboriginal Health Council of Western Australia   (Australia)

^c Legislative Assembly of Western Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COOPERATION; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; HUMAN RIGHTS; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NATIVE SPECIES; PATERNALISM; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RESEARCH ETHICS; RESPONSIBILITY;

EID: 19744366643     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2005.tb00012.x     Document Type: Article

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