No official identity: a data linkage study of birth registration of Aboriginal children in Western Australia

Abstract Objective: Evidence of identity, particularly a birth certificate, is essential to access many rights. However, the births of many Aboriginal Australians are not registered when they are infants. We examined factors related to birth registration among Western Australian children born to Abo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Alison J. Gibberd, Judy M. Simpson, Sandra J. Eades
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-08-01
Series:Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12548