Barriers to participation of Aboriginal people in cancer care: communication in the hospital setting

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Barriers to participation of Aboriginal people in cancer care: communication in the hospital setting

Background: Markedly poorer outcomes from cancer for Indigenous Australians need to be systematically explored. This paper reports Aboriginal views of one factor impacting upon willingness to access cancer care, that of effective communication between Aboriginal people and health service providers i...

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Main Authors:	Shahid, Shaouli, Finn, Lizzie, Thompson, Sandra
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Australian Medical Association 2009
Subjects:	outcomes communication treatment Indigenous hospital Aboriginal cancer
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/14686

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