From vision to reality: A centre of excellence for aboriginal and torres strait islander primary health care

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 200, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 623-624

  Hayman, Noel E ^a,b   Askew, Deborah A ^a,b   Spurling, Geoffrey K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Southern Queensland Centre of Excellence in Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander Primary Health Care Queensland Health   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; HEALTH SERVICES, INDIGENOUS; HUMANS; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84904490584     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja14.00766     Document Type: Article

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