Sustaining remote-area programs: Retinal camera use by Aboriginal health workers and nurses in a Kimberley partnership

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 182, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 520-523

  Murray, Richard B ^a,b   Metcalf, Sue M ^a   Lewis, Philomena M ^a   Mein, Jacqueline K ^c   McAllister, Ian L ^d  

^a Kimberley Aboriginal Medical Services Council   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Kimberley Population Health Unit   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CERTIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; ETHNOLOGY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL PHOTOGRAPHY; NURSE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SCREENING TEST;

EID: 19744375720     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2005.tb00018.x     Document Type: Article

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