The national indigenous health performance measurement system

Australian Health Review

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 626-638

  Anderson, Ian P ^a   Anderson, Marcia ^b   Smylie, Janet ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; MASS COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; STANDARD;

DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; HEALTH SERVICES, INDIGENOUS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 58149229685     PISSN: 01565788     EISSN: 14498944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AH080626     Document Type: Review

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