Bridging the information gap: IT and health in Indigenous populations

Australasian Psychiatry

Volumn 11, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2003, Pages

  Hunter, Ernest ^a   Travers, Helen ^a   McCulloch, Brad ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b TROPICAL PUBLIC HEALTH UNIT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aboriginal; Diabetes; Health promotion; Information technology; Touch screen

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; DIABETES MELLITUS; GROUP DYNAMICS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INDIGENT; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MENTAL HEALTH; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 28744456557     PISSN: 10398562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1038-5282.2003.02011.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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