Point-of-care testing in aboriginal hands - A model for chronic disease prevention and management in indigenous Australia

Point of Care

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 168-176

  Shephard, Mark D S ^a   Mazzachi, Beryl C ^a   Shephard, Anne K ^a   Burgoyne, Tony ^b   Dufek, Angela ^b   Kit, Jacquie Ah ^b   Mills, David ^c   Dunn, David ^d  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Port Lincoln Aboriginal Health Service   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^d Nunkuwarrin Yunti Inc   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aboriginal health; Chronic disease; Point of care testing; Prevention and management

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845480781     PISSN: 1533029X     EISSN: 15330303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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