The aboriginal medical services alliance Northern Territory: Engaging with the intervention to improve primary health care

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 187, Issue 11-12, 2007, Pages 617-618

  Boffa, John D ^a   Bell, Andrew I ^b   Davies, Tanya E ^c   Paterson, John ^c   Cooper, David E ^c  

^a Central Australian Aboriginal Congress   (Australia)

^b Katherine West Health Board   (Australia)

^c Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance Northern Territory   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMPLOYMENT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOUSING; HUMAN; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; NEGLECT; PERSONNEL SHORTAGE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RACISM; SOCIAL WELFARE; HEALTH SERVICE; STANDARD;

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEDERAL GOVERNMENT; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; HEALTH SERVICES, INDIGENOUS; HUMANS; NORTHERN TERRITORY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 39049136575     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2007.tb01443.x     Document Type: Article

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