"Just ask!" Identifying as indigenous in mainstream general practice settings: A consumer perspective

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 192, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 609-

  Scotney, Angela ^a   Guthrie, Jillian A ^a,b   Lokuge, Kamalini ^a   Kelly, Paul M ^a  

^a The Australian National University   (Australia)

^b Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DECISION MAKING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; LETTER; MALE; RACISM; SELF REPORT;

EID: 77952739236     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2010.tb03651.x     Document Type: Letter

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