Mā mahi, ka ora: By work, we prosper-traditional healers and workforce development

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 128, Issue 1420, 2015, Pages 34-44

  Ahuriri Driscoll, Annabel ^a   Boulton, Amohia ^b   Stewart, Albie ^c   Potaka Osborne, Gill ^b   Hudson, Maui ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b Whakauae Research Services   (New Zealand)

^c Te Kāhui Rongoā ^*  (New Zealand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; STAFF TRAINING; TRADITIONAL HEALER; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CULTURAL FACTOR; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; INDIGENOUS HEALTH CARE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PHILOSOPHY; PILOT STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES, INDIGENOUS; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PILOT PROJECTS; SPIRITUAL THERAPIES; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84940176728     PISSN: 00288446     EISSN: 11758716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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