Childhood disability in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples: A literature review

International Journal for Equity in Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Digiacomo, Michelle ^a,b   Davidson, Patricia M ^a   Abbott, Penelope ^c,d   Delaney, Patricia ^c   Dharmendra, Tessa ^a   McGrath, Sarah J ^a   Delaney, Joanne ^c   Vincent, Frank ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Aboriginal Medical Service Western Sydney   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aboriginal and Torres strait islander; Childhood; Disability; Early intervention

Indexed keywords

BAROMETRY; CHILD HEALTH; DISABILITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEARING; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; LEARNING; LITERATURE REVIEW;

ABORIGINE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; FAMILY; HANDICAPPED CHILD; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; LEARNING DISORDER; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OTITIS MEDIA; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; DISABLED CHILDREN; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PREVALENCE;

AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND; TORRES STRAIT; TORRES STRAIT ISLANDS;

EID: 84872297698     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14759276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-9276-12-7     Document Type: Article

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