Up close and real: living and learning in a remote community builds students’ cultural capabilities and understanding of health disparities

Abstract Background Rural and remote communities in Australia fare worse than their urban counterparts across major health indicators, with geographic isolation, restricted accessibility to health services, socioeconomic disadvantage, lifestyle and behavioural factors all implicated in poorer health...

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Main Authors: Rosalie D Thackrah, Maeva Hall, Kathryn Fitzgerald, Sandra C Thompson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:International Journal for Equity in Health
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12939-017-0615-x

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