Being Sorry Is Not Enough. The Sorry State of the Evidence Base for Improving the Health of Indigenous Populations

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 566-568

  Paul, Christine L ^a   Sanson Fisher, Rob ^a   Stewart, Jessica ^b   Anderson, Amy E ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SAX INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AWARENESS; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HUMAN; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH SERVICES, INDIGENOUS; HUMANS; NEW SOUTH WALES; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP;

EID: 77950829450     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2010.02.001     Document Type: Editorial

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