The influence of professional values on the implementation of Aboriginal health policy

Journal of Health Services Research and Policy

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 6-12

  Lloyd, Jane ^a   Wise, Marilyn ^a   Weeramanthri, Tarun ^b   Nugus, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; ETHICS, MEDICAL; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES, INDIGENOUS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; NORTHERN TERRITORY; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL VALUES;

EID: 58849127372     PISSN: 13558196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jhsrp.2008.008002     Document Type: Article

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