Wisdom from the drought: Recommendations from a consultative conference

Australian Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 315-320

  Sartore, Gina ^a   Hoolahan, Bryan ^a   Tonna, Anne ^a   Kelly, Brian ^a   Stain, Helen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Consultative research; Drought; Health policy; Mental health education; Rural mental health research

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DROUGHT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; RURAL HEALTH CARE;

CONGRESSES; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH PLANNING; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; NATURAL DISASTERS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEW SOUTH WALES; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 28944431732     PISSN: 10385282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1584.2005.00723.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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