Indigenous well-being in four countries: An application of the UNDP'S Human Development Index to Indigenous Peoples in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States

BMC International Health and Human Rights

Volumn 7, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Cooke, Martin ^a   Mitrou, Francis ^b   Lawrence, David ^b   Guimond, Eric ^c,d   Beavon, Dan ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Government of Canada   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; EDUCATION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; LIFE EXPECTANCY; NEW ZEALAND; POPULATION; UNITED STATES; WELLBEING;

EID: 39049092029     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1472698X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-698X-7-9     Document Type: Article

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