Improving Indigenous patients' access to mainstream health services: The Inala experience

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 190, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 604-606

  Hayman, Noel E ^a,b   White, Nola E ^b   Spurling, Geoffrey K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY CARE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL STAFF; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SHORT SURVEY; ABORIGINE; ARTICLE; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; POVERTY; STATISTICS;

CULTURAL COMPETENCY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES, INDIGENOUS; HUMANS; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; POVERTY AREAS; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 68149144085     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2009.tb02581.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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