Providing health information for culturally and linguistically diverse women: Priorities and preferences of new migrants and refugees

Health Promotion Journal of Australia

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 98-103

  Lee, Susan K ^a   Sulaiman Hill, Cheryl M R ^b,c   Thompson, Sandra C ^c  

^a Women's Health and Family Services   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Culturally and Linguistically Diverse people; Health education; Refugees; Women

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; DIET; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; EMPLOYMENT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REFUGEE; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT; MIGRANT; PROCEDURES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMMUNICATION; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; CULTURAL COMPETENCY; DIET; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; EMPLOYMENT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; REFUGEES; WESTERN AUSTRALIA; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84887040688     PISSN: 10361073     EISSN: 22011617     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/HE12919     Document Type: Article

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