Disseminating best-evidence health-care to Indigenous health-care settings and programs in Australia: Identifying the gaps

Health Promotion International

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 404-415

  Clifford, A ^a   Jackson Pulver, L ^b   Richmond, R ^c   Shakeshaft, A ^a   Ivers, R ^c,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^e Illawarra Aboriginal Medical Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aboriginal health; Dissemination; Intervention; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ALCOHOL ABUSE; AUSTRALIA; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ALCOHOLISM; AUSTRALIA; DIET; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; EXERCISE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; SMOKING;

EID: 72649104393     PISSN: 09574824     EISSN: 14602245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapro/dap039     Document Type: Review

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