Indigenous child health: Urgent need for improved data to underpin better health outcomes

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 188, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 588-591

  Fremantle, Emily ^a   Zurynski, Yvonne A ^a,b   Mahajan, Deepika ^a   D'Antoine, Heather ^c   Elliott, Elizabeth J ^a,b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; DATA ANALYSIS; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MENTAL HEALTH; REVIEW; SAMPLE SIZE; VACCINATION; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD WELFARE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; STANDARD;

AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD WELFARE; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HEALTH SERVICES, INDIGENOUS; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 47049088162     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2008.tb01797.x     Document Type: Review

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