The health of urban Aboriginal people: Insufficient data to close the gap

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 193, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 521-524

  Eades, Sandra J ^a   Taylor, Bronwen ^b   Bailey, Sandra ^c   Williamson, Anna B ^b,d   Craig, Jonathan C ^e   Redman, Sally ^b  

^a BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b SAX INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c Australia   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MORTALITY; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 78149342825     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2010.tb04036.x     Document Type: Article

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