Healing the community to heal the individual: Literature review of aboriginal community-based alcohol and substance abuse programs

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 54, Issue 7, 2008, Pages

  Jiwa, Ashifa ^a   Kelly, Len ^b,d   St Pierre Hansen, Natalie ^c  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c NORTHERN ONTARIO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Canada)

^d Box 489 ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ADDICTION; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOLISM; COMMUNITY CARE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; REVIEW; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ALCOHOLISM; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES, INDIGENOUS; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; NEW ZEALAND; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 48249150360     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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