Rising to the health challenge for Aboriginal and Torres Traits Islander peoples: What will it take?

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 186, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 491-492

  Wenitong, Mark ^a   Mokak, Romile ^a   Councillor, Henry ^b   Thiele, Dea Delaney ^b   Calma, Tom ^c  

^a Australian Indigenous Doctors' Association   (Australia)

^b The National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organization   (Australia)

^c Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; AUSTRALIA; EDITORIAL; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; MEDICAL PROFESSION;

EID: 34250179502     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2007.tb01019.x     Document Type: Editorial

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