Responding to rural health needs through community participation: Addressing the concerns of children and young adults

Australian Journal of Primary Health

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 125-130

  Jeffery, Vivienne ^a   Ervin, Kaye ^b  

^a Numurkah District Health Service   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONFIDENTIALITY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; RURAL HEALTH CARE;

ADOLESCENT; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; RURAL HEALTH; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 79958211535     PISSN: 14487527     EISSN: 18367399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/PY10050     Document Type: Article

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