Aboriginal perspectives of child health and wellbeing in an urban setting: Developing a conceptual framework

Health Sociology Review

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 180-195

  Priest, Naomi ^a   MacKean, Tamara ^b,c   Davis, Elise ^a   Briggs, Lyn ^d   Waters, Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Australia)

^d Aboriginal Advancement League   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aboriginal; Australia; Child; Health; Holistic; Indigenous; Sociology; Urban; Wellbeing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865497674     PISSN: 14461242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5172/hesr.2012.21.2.180     Document Type: Review

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