Rethinking the use of 'vulnerable'

Affiliations

¹ Burnet Institute, Melbourne, Victoria.
² Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health Program, Burnet Institute, Melbourne, Victoria.
³ The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria; Victorian Department of Health, Melbourne, Victoria.
⁴ Nulungu Research Institute, University of Notre Dame, Broome, Western Australia.

Stephanie C Munari et al. Aust N Z J Public Health. 2021 Jun.

. 2021 Jun;45(3):197-199.

doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.13098. Epub 2021 Apr 5.

¹ Burnet Institute, Melbourne, Victoria.
² Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health Program, Burnet Institute, Melbourne, Victoria.
³ The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria; Victorian Department of Health, Melbourne, Victoria.
⁴ Nulungu Research Institute, University of Notre Dame, Broome, Western Australia.

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