The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and the right to health: Is Australia meeting its obligations to Aboriginal peoples?

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 186, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 522-524

  Couzos, Sophie ^a   Theile, Dea Delaney ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; ORGANIZATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; STANDARD;

EID: 34250215680     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2007.tb01027.x     Document Type: Article

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