Specialist clinics in remote Australian Aboriginal communities: Where rock art meets rocket science

Journal of Health Services Research and Policy

Volumn 9, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2004, Pages

  Gruen, Russell ^a,b   Bailie, Ross ^a,b  

^a MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; AUSTRALIA; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CONFERENCE PAPER; EYE SURGERY; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL CARE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICINE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC RELATIONS; REVIEW;

AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH SERVICES, INDIGENOUS; HUMANS; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; NORTHERN TERRITORY; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 7044249092     PISSN: 13558196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/1355819042349844     Document Type: Conference Paper

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