Improving services for prevention and treatment of substance misuse for Aboriginal communities in a Sydney Area Health Service

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 152-159

  Teasdale, Katharine E ^a   Conigrave, Katherine M ^a,b,e   Kiel, Keren A ^a   Freeburn, Bradley ^c   Long, George ^d   Becker, Karen ^a  

^a Drug Health Services   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c Aboriginal Medical Service Cooperative Ltd   (Australia)

^d Sydney South West Area Health Service Eastern Zone (SSWAHS EZ)   (Australia)

^e ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aboriginal; service evaluation; substance misuse; treatment services; urban

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ADDICTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RESIDENTIAL CARE; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES, INDIGENOUS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; NEW SOUTH WALES; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 38949197759     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: 14653362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09595230701829447     Document Type: Article

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