Why Australia needs a national college of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health
Parker, R.M.
Medical journal of Australia 190(1): 34-36
2009
ISSN/ISBN: 0025-729X PMID: 19120007 Document Number: 630948
The issue of "equal health" for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples involves a broad range of social determinants, in addition to physical health. The formation of an Australian college of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health would allow a continuing authoritative conference of broad expert opinion, including that of Aboriginal health workers, to address health and social inequality.
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