Improving the health of First Nations children in Australia: Regular monitoring and supportive federal and state public policy are critical to closing the gap in child health

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 199, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 12-13

  Eades, Sandra J ^a   Stanley, Fiona J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ADOLESCENT SMOKING; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; AUSTRALIA; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD NEGLECT; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MORTALITY; OBESITY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; WELLBEING;

AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HEALTH SERVICES, INDIGENOUS; HUMANS; INFANT; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP;

EID: 84879901693     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja13.10726     Document Type: Editorial

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