Culture-specific care for indigenous people: A primary health care perspective

Contemporary Nurse

Volumn 28, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 165-172

  Mcmurray, Anne ^a   Param, Rani ^b  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aboriginal health; Culture care; Indigenous culture; Primary health care; Social inequality

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CULTURAL FACTOR; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL JUSTICE;

AUSTRALIA; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL JUSTICE;

EID: 58149159428     PISSN: 10376178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5172/conu.673.28.1-2.165     Document Type: Article

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