Partnerships in action: Addressing the health challenge for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 188, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 554-555

  Mackean, Tamara ^a   Adams, Mick ^b   Goold, Sally ^c   Bourke, Christopher ^d   Calma, Tom ^e  

^a Australian Indigenous Doctors' Association   (Australia)

^b The National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organization   (Australia)

^c Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses ^*  (Australia)

^d Indigenous Dentists' Association of Australia   (Australia)

^e Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; AUSTRALIA; EDITORIAL; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN RIGHTS; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; POLITICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE;

AUSTRALIA; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES, INDIGENOUS; HUMANS; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PARTNERSHIP PRACTICE; POLITICS;

EID: 47049130474     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2008.tb01787.x     Document Type: Editorial

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