The health of Indigenous Australians

@article{Thompson2017TheHO,
  title={The health of Indigenous Australians},
  author={Geoff Thompson and Nicholas J. Talley and Kelvin M Kong},
  journal={Medical Journal of Australia},
  year={2017},
  volume={207}
}
Medical Journal of Australia doi: 10.5694/mja17.00381 he news on Indigenous health is not all bad.Weknow that lack of progress T in Closing the Gap is unacceptable, and attention has turned to social determinants as the principal barriers to Indigenous health equity, as highlighted in this and previous issues of the MJA by Michael Marmot. As in this issue of the Journal, however, we can reflect on the past not only as an admonishment, but also as guide to moving forward in a coherent manner. 
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