Aboriginal community controlled health services: Leading the way in primary care

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 200, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 649-652

  Panaretto, Kathryn S ^a,b   Wenitong, Mark ^b,c   Button, Selwyn ^a   Ring, Ian T ^d  

^a Queensland Aboriginal and Islander Health Council   (Australia)

^b National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation   (Australia)

^c Apunipima Cape York Health Council   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES, INDIGENOUS; HUMANS; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 84904512099     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja13.00005     Document Type: Article

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