Measuring what matters in delivering services to remote-dwelling Indigenous mothers and infants in the Northern Territory, Australia

Australian Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 228-237

  Steenkamp, Malinda ^a   Rumbold, Alice R ^b,c   Kildea, Sue ^d   Bar Zeev, Sarah J ^a   Kruske, Sue ^e   Dunbar, Terry ^e   Barclay, Lesley ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

^d MATER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^e CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Indicator; Indigenous health; Infant health; Maternal health; Remote health

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFANT; METHODOLOGY; PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; RURAL HEALTH CARE; STANDARD;

COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES, INDIGENOUS; HUMANS; INFANT; MATERNAL-CHILD HEALTH CENTERS; NORTHERN TERRITORY; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PREGNANCY; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 84864305032     PISSN: 10385282     EISSN: 14401584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1584.2012.01279.x     Document Type: Article

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