Indigenous health: Can occupational therapy respond to the challenge to 'Close the Gap'?

Australian Occupational Therapy Journal

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-2

  Wronski, Ian ^a   Stronach, Pam ^a   Felton Busch, Catrina ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; AUSTRALIA; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; SOCIAL JUSTICE; STATISTICS;

AUSTRALIA; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES, INDIGENOUS; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; SOCIAL JUSTICE;

EID: 78751682712     PISSN: 00450766     EISSN: 14401630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1630.2010.00920.x     Document Type: Editorial

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