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Indigenous health: one gap is closed
Author(s) -
Thompson Geoffrey N,
Gee Christine,
Talley AC Nicholas J
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/mja18.00483
Subject(s) - indigenous , life expectancy , psychological intervention , medicine , community engagement , community health , public health , public relations , gerontology , political science , environmental health , nursing , population , ecology , biology
T he 2017 MJA Indigenous health issue explored the social determinants of health that are essential to closing the gap between health outcomes for Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians, specifically targeting cultural awareness and communication. The issue also placed recent gains in the life expectancy of Indigenous Australians in perspective, and recognised achievements by an often silent yet dedicated clinical community.