Evaluating aboriginal and torres strait islander health promotion activities using audit and feedback

Australian Journal of Primary Health

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 339-344

  O'Donoghue, Lynette ^a   Percival, Nikki ^a   Laycock, Alison ^a   McCalman, Janya ^b   Tsey, Komla ^b   Armit, Christine ^a   Bailie, Ross ^a  

^a MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

evaluation; Indigenous population; primary health care.; quality improvement

Indexed keywords

FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INDIGENOUS HEALTH CARE; MEDICAL AUDIT; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES, INDIGENOUS; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 84908698905     PISSN: 14487527     EISSN: 18367399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/PY14048     Document Type: Article

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