The importance of the 'family meeting' in health care communication with indigenous people: Findings from an Australian study

Australian Journal of Primary Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 56-64

  McGrath, Pam ^a   Patton, Mary Anne ^a   Holewa, Hamish ^a   Rayner, Robert ^b,c  

^a CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Tasmania Health   (Australia)

^c NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Communication; Family meetings; Indigenous health; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY CARE; DYING; FAMILY; HUMAN; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 33645717872     PISSN: 14487527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/PY06009     Document Type: Article

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