Boundary crossers, communities, and health: Exploring the role of rural health professionals

Health and Place

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 284-290

  Kilpatrick, Sue ^a   Cheers, Brian ^b   Gilles, Marisa ^c   Taylor, Judy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Boundary crossers; Community development; Health professional roles; Partnerships; Rural health

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; HEALTH WORKER; PARTNERSHIP APPROACH; RURAL AREA;

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIOLOGY; WELLBEING;

HARNESS;

EID: 54949106585     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2008.05.008     Document Type: Article

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