Diet, diabetes and relatedness in a central Australian Aboriginal settlement: Some qualitative recommendations to facilitate the creation of culturally sensitive health promotion initiatives

Health Promotion Journal of Australia

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 202-207

  Dussart, Françoise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Aboriginal people; Central Australia; Diabetes; Health promotion initiative; Relatedness

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTHROPOLOGY, CULTURAL; AUSTRALIA; CULTURAL COMPETENCY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MIDDLE AGED; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 72949086882     PISSN: 10361073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/he09202     Document Type: Article

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