Using Indigenous Australian drama to break cultural barriers in healthcare relationships

Medical Humanities

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 47-53

  Matharu, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 67650090513     PISSN: 1468215X     EISSN: 14734265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jmh.2008.000364     Document Type: Article

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