Beyond enrolments: a systematic review exploring the factors affecting the retention of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health students in the tertiary education system

Abstract Background Indigenous Australians are under-represented in the health workforce, with large disparities between rates of Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in every health profession, including nurses, medical practitioners and all allied health professionals. Yet Indigenous people have l...

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Main Authors: Emma V. Taylor, Alex Lalovic, Sandra C. Thompson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-09-01
Series:International Journal for Equity in Health
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12939-019-1038-7