Does Australia have the appropriate health reform agenda to close the gap in Indigenous health?

Australian Health Review

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 232-238

  Donato, Ronald ^a   Segal, Leonie ^b  

^a School Of Commerce and Centre for Regulation and Market Analysis   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

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EID: 84876015077     PISSN: 01565788     EISSN: 14498944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AH12186     Document Type: Article

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