How participatory action research supported improvements to the postnatal discharge summary system used for remote dwelling Aboriginal mothers and infants in the Top End of Australia

Action Research

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 387-405

  Josif, Cath ^a   Barclay, Lesley ^a   Bar Zeev, Sarah ^a   Kildea, Sue ^b   Brittin, Maureen ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b MATER MOTHERS HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c Maternal and Child Health RDH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aboriginal; health system improvement; Indigenous; participatory action research

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871263004     PISSN: 14767503     EISSN: 17412617     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1476750312467832     Document Type: Review

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