Facilitating uptake of aboriginal adult health checks through community engagement and health promotion

Quality in Primary Care

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 57-64

  Digiacomo, Michelle ^a   Abbott, Penny ^b   Davison, Joyce ^c   Moore, Louise ^a   Davidson, Patricia M ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c Aboriginal Medical Service Western Sydney   (Australia)

Author keywords

Health assessment; Health promotion; Indigenous health; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 77951158141     PISSN: 14791072     EISSN: 14791064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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