Injury
Volume 39 , Pages S61-S67 , December 2008

Injury prevention in Australian Indigenous communities

  • Rebecca Ivers

      Affiliations

    • The George Institute for International Health, The University of Sydney
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Associate Professor Rebecca Ivers. Director, Injury Division, The George Institute for International Health, PO Box M201, Missenden Road, NSW 2050 Australia. Tel.: +61 2 9657 0361; fax: +61 2 9657 0301
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  • Kathleen Clapham

      Affiliations

    • Woolyungah Indigenous Centre, The University of Wollongong, Australia
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  • Teresa Senserrick

      Affiliations

    • The George Institute for International Health, The University of Sydney
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  • Marilyn Lyford

      Affiliations

    • The George Institute for International Health, The University of Sydney
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  • Mark Stevenson

      Affiliations

    • The George Institute for International Health, The University of Sydney

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Injury
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