How can Australia do better for indigenous health?

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 194, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 501-502

  Tait, Peter W ^a  

^a Central Australian Aboriginal Congress   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; AUSTRALIA; EDITORIAL; ETHNIC GROUP; FUNDING; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH SERVICE; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; LEADERSHIP; SOCIAL PROBLEM; TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER; WELLBEING;

EID: 79957933445     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2011.tb03080.x     Document Type: Editorial

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