Increasing community participation in an Aboriginal health service

Australian Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 297-301

  Champion, Sonia ^a   Franks, Christine ^a   Taylor, Judy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aboriginal health; Action research; Community development; Primary health care; Rural health

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COMMUNITY CARE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LANGUAGE ABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES, INDIGENOUS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL HEALTH;

EID: 51349139206     PISSN: 10385282     EISSN: 14401584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1584.2008.01003.x     Document Type: Article

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