The effectiveness of implementation in Indigenous Australian healthcare: An overview of literature reviews

International Journal for Equity in Health

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  McCalman, Janya ^a,b   Bainbridge, Roxanne ^a,b   Percival, Nikki ^c   Tsey, Komla ^b  

^a CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander; Community control; Health equity; Health programs; Health services; Implementation; Indigenous Australian; PARiHS framework; Review

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY CARE; COST ANALYSIS; EMPLOYMENT; EQUITY; HEALTH SERVICES; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; LITERATURE REVIEW; RESEARCH PROGRAM; SERVICE PROVISION; WELFARE REFORM;

AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY CARE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PERSONALIZED MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HUMAN; INDIGENOUS HEALTH CARE; POPULATION GROUP; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND; TORRES STRAIT; TORRES STRAIT ISLANDS;

AUSTRALIA; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH SERVICES, INDIGENOUS; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; POPULATION GROUPS;

EID: 84960931195     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14759276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12939-016-0337-5     Document Type: Review

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