Development and preliminary validation of the 'caring for country' questionnaire: Measurement of an Indigenous Australian health determinant

International Journal for Equity in Health

Volumn 7, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Burgess, Christopher P ^a   Berry, Helen L ^b   Gunthorpe, Wendy ^a   Bailie, Ross S ^a  

^a MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

^b The Australian National University   (Australia)

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EID: 62449135128     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14759276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-9276-7-26     Document Type: Article

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