Ecohealth and Aboriginal testimony of the nexus between human health and place

EcoHealth

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 489-499

  Johnston, Fay H ^a,b,c   Jacups, Susan P ^a,b,c   Vickery, Amy J ^a   Bowman, David M J S ^a,c  

^a CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aboriginal health; Health policy; Landscape ecology; Natural resource management; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIODIVERSITY; CIVILIZATION; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; FAMILY; GENERAL ASPECTS OF DISEASE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIFE EXPECTANCY; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 37349075360     PISSN: 16129202     EISSN: 16129210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10393-007-0142-0     Document Type: Article

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