Study protocol: National research partnership to improve primary health care performance and outcomes for Indigenous peoples

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Bailie, Ross ^a   Si, Damin ^b   Shannon, Cindy ^b   Semmens, James ^c   Rowley, Kevin ^d   Scrimgeour, David J ^e,f   Nagel, Tricia ^a   Anderson, Ian ^d   Connors, Christine ^g   Weeramanthri, Tarun ^c,h   Thompson, Sandra ^i,j   McDermott, Robyn ^k   Burke, Hugh ^l   Moore, Elizabeth ^m   Leon, Dallas ⁿ   Weston, Richard ^o   Grogan, Haylene ^p   Stanley, Andrew ^q   Gardner, Karen ^r  

^a MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^f Cancer Council South Australia   (Australia)

^g Northern Territory Department of Health and Families   (Australia)

^h Health Department of Western Australia   (Australia)

ⁱ CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^j UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^k UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^l Maari Ma Health Aboriginal Corporation   (Australia)

^m Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance Northern Territory   (Australia)

ⁿ Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Council   (Australia)

^o Brisbane Clinic   (Australia)

^p DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION   (Australia)

^q Government of South Australia   (Australia)

^r AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNITY CARE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC RELATIONS; STANDARD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AUSTRALIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH SERVICES, INDIGENOUS; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 77952306634     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-10-129     Document Type: Article

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