Cancer support services - Are they appropriate and accessible for indigenous cancer patients in Queensland, Australia?

Rural and Remote Health

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Whop, L J ^a   Garvey, G ^a   Lokuge, K ^b   Mallitt, K A ^c   Valery, P C ^a  

^a MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

^b The Australian National University   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Access; Australia; Cancer; Health services; Indigenous; Support services

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CANCER CENTER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECONOMICS; ETHNIC AND RACIAL GROUPS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION SERVICE; MANPOWER; METHODOLOGY; NEOPLASM; ONLINE SYSTEM; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; CANCER CARE FACILITIES; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES, INDIGENOUS; HUMANS; INFORMATION SERVICES; NEOPLASMS; ONLINE SYSTEMS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; POPULATION GROUPS; QUEENSLAND; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84867594286     PISSN: 14456354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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