The imperative for investment in aboriginal and torres strait islander health

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 200, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 615-616

  Murphy, Brad ^a   Reath, Jennifer S ^a  

^a ROYAL AUSTRALIAN COLLEGE OF GENERAL PRACTITIONERS   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; HEALTH SERVICES, INDIGENOUS; HUMANS; INVESTMENTS; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP;

EID: 84904500642     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja14.00632     Document Type: Editorial

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