Feltman: Evaluating the acceptability of a diabetes education tool for Aboriginal health workers

Australian Journal of Primary Health

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 319-322

  Browne, Jennifer ^a   D'Amico, Emily ^b   Thorpe, Sharon ^a   Mitchell, Colin ^b  

^a Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation   (Australia)

^b Diabetes Australia Victoria   (Australia)

Author keywords

health education; health education resource

Indexed keywords

DIABETES MELLITUS; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INDIGENOUS HEALTH CARE; MEDICAL ILLUSTRATION; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PROCEDURES; VICTORIA;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICES, INDIGENOUS; HUMANS; MEDICAL ILLUSTRATION; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; VICTORIA;

EID: 84908695603     PISSN: 14487527     EISSN: 18367399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/PY14040     Document Type: Article

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