Accessibility and quality of care received in emergency departments by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

Australian Health Review

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 648-654

  Thomas, David P ^a,b,c   Anderson, Ian P ^b   Kelaher, Margaret A ^b  

^a CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; NORTHERN TERRITORY; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 58149265434     PISSN: 01565788     EISSN: 14498944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AH080648     Document Type: Article

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