Strategies for increasing high-quality intervention research in aboriginal and torres strait islander health: Views of leading researchers

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 192, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 612-615

  Stewart, Jessica M ^a   Sanson Fisher, Rob W ^b   Eades, Sandra J ^c   Mealing, Nicole M ^a  

^a New South Wales Government   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDLINE;

EID: 77952706236     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2010.tb03653.x     Document Type: Article

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