Developing an exploratory framework linking australian aboriginal peoples' connection to country and concepts of wellbeing

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 678-698

  Kingsley, Jonathan ^a   Townsend, Mardie ^a   Henderson Wilson, Claire ^a   Bolam, Bruce ^b  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aboriginal; Country; Health; Nature; Wellbeing

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ETHNICITY; HEALTH GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH STATUS; HOLISTIC APPROACH; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS;

ABORIGINE; ARTICLE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CULTURAL FACTOR; CULTURAL VALUE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ETHNICITY; EXPLORATORY FRAMEWORK; HUMAN; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; PSYCHOSOCIAL WITHDRAWAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RACISM; SOCIAL INTERACTION; URBANIZATION; WELLBEING;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84874902879     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph10020678     Document Type: Article

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