A multidisciplinary primary healthcare clinic for newly arrived humanitarian entrants in regional NSW: Model of service delivery and summary of preliminary findings

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 326-329

  Gould, Gillian ^a   Viney, Kerri ^b   Greenwood, Michele ^c   Kramer, John ^a   Corben, Paul ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b New South Wales Government   (Australia)

^c North Coast Area Health Service New South Wales Government Department of Health   (Australia)

Author keywords

Health assessment; Primary healthcare; Refugee; Screening

Indexed keywords

ALTRUISM; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COOPERATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIGRATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REFUGEE; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

ALTRUISM; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; NEW SOUTH WALES; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REFUGEES;

EID: 77956043686     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2010.00535.x     Document Type: Article

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