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. 2023 Mar 20;218(5):203-205.
doi: 10.5694/mja2.51862. Epub 2023 Mar 5.

Mitigating the impacts of racism on Indigenous wellbeing through human rights, legislative and health policy reform

Pat Dudgeon  1 , Abigail Bray  1 , Roz Walker  1   2
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Mitigating the impacts of racism on Indigenous wellbeing through human rights, legislative and health policy reform

Pat Dudgeon et al. Med J Aust. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Cultural competency; Ethics; Ethics, professional; Human rights; Legislation, medical; Quality of health care; Racism.

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