Addressing uncomfortable issues: Reflexivity as a tool for culturally safe practice in aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health

Australian Journal of Indigenous Education

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 218-230

  Wilson, Annabelle ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health; cultural safety; reflexivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84927730877     PISSN: 13260111     EISSN: 20497784     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/jie.2014.24     Document Type: Article

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