Closing the gap - Better health intelligence is required

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 193, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 309-

  Merritt, Anthony D ^a   Roberts Witteveen, April R ^b   Durrheim, David N ^c  

^a HUNTER NEW ENGLAND POPULATION HEALTH   (Australia)

^b New South Wales Government   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LETTER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SALMONELLOSIS; AUSTRALIA; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH DISPARITY; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; SALMONELLA INFECTIONS; STANDARDS;

AUSTRALIA; DISEASE NOTIFICATION; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; SALMONELLA INFECTIONS;

EID: 77957678570     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2010.tb03919.x     Document Type: Letter

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