Towards health equity through an adult health check for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 181, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 531-532

  Mayers, Naomi R ^a   Couzos, Sophie ^a  

^a National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; EDITORIAL; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICARE; MORTALITY; PACIFIC ISLANDER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 9144257287     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2004.tb06438.x     Document Type: Editorial

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