Ghosts in the machine: The experiences of Maori in the New Zealand health system

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 121, Issue 1279, 2008, Pages 10-12

  Koea, Jonathan B ^a  

^a AUCKLAND CITY HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER THERAPY; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; CULTURAL VALUE; EDITORIAL; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MAORI; NEW ZEALAND; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PUBLIC HEALTH;

FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES, INDIGENOUS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; NEOPLASMS; NEW ZEALAND; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 50449088047     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11758716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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