Access to local government HACC services for people speaking a language other than english at home

Australian Journal of Primary Health

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 9-15

  Black, Kristen J ^a   Osborne, Deborah N ^a   Lindeman, Melissa A ^b  

^a NATIONAL AGEING RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b BATCHELOR INSTITUTE OF INDIGENOUS TERTIARY EDUCATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Community care; Equity of access; Language spoken at home

Indexed keywords

EID: 76949096053     PISSN: 14487527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/PY04002     Document Type: Article

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