Supporting cancer control for indigenous Australians: Initiatives and challenges for cancer councils

Australian Health Review

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 56-65

  Shahid, Shaouli ^a   Beckmann, Kerri R ^b   Thompson, Sandra C ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CANCER COUNCIL SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; AGING; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH;

AGING; AUSTRALIA; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH PLANNING COUNCILS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; NEOPLASMS; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP;

EID: 42449115832     PISSN: 01565788     EISSN: 14498944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AH080056     Document Type: Article

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