Culture and rural health

Australian Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 243-247

  Farmer, Jane ^a   Bourke, Lisa ^b   Taylor, Judy ^c,d   Marley, Julia V ^e,f   Reid, John ^g   Bracksley, Stacey ^a   Johnson, Nicole ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^f Kimberley Aboriginal Medical Services Council   (Australia)

^g FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Health policy; Health status; Health system; Public health; Rural sociology

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CULTURAL FACTOR; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW;

AUSTRALIA; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RURAL HEALTH;

EID: 84866771562     PISSN: 10385282     EISSN: 14401584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1584.2012.01304.x     Document Type: Review

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