'Where's your country?' New approaches for working with problematic alcohol use among Indigenous Australians in an urban setting

Australian Aboriginal Studies

Volumn , Issue 1, 2010, Pages 100-107

  Guthrie, Jill ^a   Lovett, Ray ^a   Dance, Phyll ^a   Ritchie, Craig ^b   Tongs, Julie ^b  

^a The Australian National University   (Australia)

^b Winnunga Nimmityjah Aboriginal Health Service ^*

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EID: 80855133074     PISSN: 07294352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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