Constructing a health and social indicator framework for indigenous community health research

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 93-110

  Marks, Elisabeth ^a,b   Cargo, Margaret D ^a,b   Daniel, Mark ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Australia; Canada; Community level indicators; Indicator framework; Indigenous peoples; New Zealand; Population health

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY CARE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; HEALTH CARE; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; SOCIAL INDICATOR;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 34047204608     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-006-9016-z     Document Type: Article

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