Fly-in, fly-out (FIFO) work in Australia: the need for research and a health promotion framework
Tarun Weeramanthri A and Jonine Jancey B C
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A Public Health and Clinical Services Division, Department of Health, Western Australia, 189 Royal Street, East Perth, WA 6004, Australia.
B WA Centre for Health Promotion Research, School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth, WA 6845, Australia.
C Corresponding author. Email: J.Jancey@curtin.edu.au
Health Promotion Journal of Australia 24(1) 5-6 https://doi.org/10.1071/HE13021
Submitted: 27 February 2013 Accepted: 8 March 2013 Published: 27 March 2013
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