Housing for health in Indigenous Australia: Driving change when research and policy are part of the problem

Human Organization

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 77-85

  Lea, Tess ^a  

^a CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Indigenous environmental health; Public housing; Research and policy

Indexed keywords

BUREAUCRACY; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; RESEARCH; SOCIAL HOUSING; SOCIAL POLICY;

EID: 46649095417     PISSN: 00187259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17730/humo.67.1.wt18601l71715623     Document Type: Article

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