Antenatal services for Aboriginal women: The relevance of cultural competence

Quality in Primary Care

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 65-74

  Reibel, Tracy ^a   Walker, Roz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRENATAL CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AUSTRALIA; CULTURAL COMPETENCY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PRENATAL CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 77951189635     PISSN: 14791072     EISSN: 14791064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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