Reducing the burden of cancer for Aboriginal and torres strait Islander Australians: Time for a coordinated, collaborative, priority-driven, indigenous-led research program

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 194, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 530-531

  Garvey, Gail ^a   Cunningham, Joan ^b   Valery, Patricia C ^a   Condon, John ^b   Roder, David ^c   Bailie, Ross ^b   Martin, Jennifer ^d   Olver, Ian ^e  

^a QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

^c CANCER COUNCIL SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^e Cancer Council Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RESEARCH; CANCER SURVIVAL; ETHNIC GROUP; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; NEOPLASM; RESEARCH PRIORITY; TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER;

EID: 79957935916     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2011.tb03090.x     Document Type: Article

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