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Article: New health policy study findings have been reported from University of New South Wales.
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- Biotech Week
- Article date:
- March 11, 2009
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According to recent research from Sydney, Australia, "This article explores the role of professional values and the culture of the Australian health care system in facilitating and constraining the implementation of an Aboriginal health policy. Thirty-five semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted in a case study on the implementation of the Northern Territory Preventable Chronic Disease Strategy (PCDS)."
"PCDS included three major evidence-based components - primary prevention, early detection and better management. The research revealed that PCDS changed as it was implemented. The values of the medical and nursing professions favoured the ...