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Children, poverty and health promotion in Australia

Colin Binns A , Peter Howat B , James A. Smith B C and Jonine Jancey B D
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A School of Public Health, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth, WA 6845, Australia.

B Collaboration for Evidence, Research and Impact in Public Health, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth, WA 6845, Australia.

C Office of the Pro Vice-Chancellor Indigenous Leadership, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, NT 0909, Australia.

D Corresponding author. Email: j.jancey@curtin.edu.au

Health Promotion Journal of Australia 27(3) 181-183 https://doi.org/10.1071/HEv27n3_ED1
Published: 6 December 2016


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