Racial and ethnic identification and quality of care: An Australian perspective

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 196, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 382-

  Kelaher, Margaret ^a   Parry, Amy ^a   Day, Susan ^a   Paradies, Yin ^a   Anderson, Ian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; RACE DIFFERENCE;

AUSTRALIA; ETHNIC GROUPS; HUMANS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84861142924     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja11.10844     Document Type: Article

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