Applying Indigenist Research Methodologies in Health Research: Experiences in the Borderlands

Australian Journal of Indigenous Education

Volumn 39, Issue S1, 2010, Pages 1-7

  Saunders, Vicki ^a   West, Roianne ^a   Usher, Kim ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 84878154787     PISSN: 13260111     EISSN: 20497784     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/S1326011100001071     Document Type: Article

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