Indigenous child health research: A critical analysis of Australian studies

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 55-63

  Priest, Naomi ^a   Mackean, Tamara ^b   Waters, Elizabeth ^a   Davis, Elise ^a   Riggs, Elisha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Child health; Indigenous population; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD HEALTH CARE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH STATUS; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL HEALTH; MORBIDITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; URBAN AREA; WELLBEING;

AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH SERVICES, INDIGENOUS; HUMANS; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 61849127210     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2009.00339.x     Document Type: Article

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