title: Indigenous families' use of a tertiary children's hospital in Australia.
abstract: There has been little research into Australian Indigenous families' use of a tertiary paediatric hospital in Western Australia. Scrutiny of existing scientific literature and the reports of government and non-governmental organisations from 1995 onwards did not identify clear referral pathways, health-seeking behaviours or preferences of Indigenous families for a culturally safe hospital model. Family-centred care requires an understanding of how Indigenous children and families arrive at a health service, and the cultural and practical implications of large distances and of leaving other family members behind.
authors.affiliation: School of nursing and midwifery, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia.
authors.forename: Ailsa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Munns
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Shields
mesh_terms: D001364:Awareness; D054521:Cultural Competency; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D014904:Western Australia; D000095283:Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples