A case study in the use of evidence in a changing political context: An Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health service re-examines practice models, governance and financing

Australian Health Review

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 383-386

  Gajjar, Deepa ^a   Zwi, Anthony B ^b   Hill, Peter S ^a   Shannon, Cindy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INDIGENOUS HEALTH CARE; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLITICS; QUEENSLAND;

HEALTH SERVICES, INDIGENOUS; HUMANS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; POLITICS; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 84906838390     PISSN: 01565788     EISSN: 14498944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AH13221     Document Type: Article

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