Improving diabetes care in an urban Aboriginal medical centre

Australian Journal of Primary Health

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 25-31

  Longstreet, Diane A ^a   Griffiths, Marlene M ^a   Heath, Deanne ^a   Marshall, Gauwada Emily G ^a   Morisco, Paolo ^a   Geary, Nichelle ^a   Larkins, Sarah ^a   Panaretto, Kathryn ^a  

^a Townsville Aboriginal and Islander Health Services Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aboriginal health; Diabetes; Indigenous; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINAL HEALTH; ABORIGINE; ARTICLE; DIABETES CARE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIETITIAN; ENDOCRINOLOGIST; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE TEAM; HEALTH CENTER; HOLISTIC CARE; HUMAN; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OPHTHALMOLOGIST; OPPORTUNISTIC CARE; PATIENT CARE; PODIATRIST; REGISTER; TEAMWORK;

EID: 29744432861     PISSN: 14487527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/PY05039     Document Type: Article

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