Patterns of Medicare-funded primary health and specialist consultations in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Australians in the two years before hospitalisation for ischaemic heart disease

Patterns of Medicare-funded primary health and specialist consultations in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Australians in the two years before hospitalisation for ischaemic heart disease

Abstract Background Ischaemic heart disease (IHD) remains the leading cause of morbidity and mortality for both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Australians. Patterns of primary and specialist care in patients leading up to the first hospitalisation for IHD potentially impact on prevention and subseque...

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Main Authors: Tiew-Hwa Katherine Teng, Judith M. Katzenellenbogen, Elizabeth Geelhoed, Anthony S. Gunnell, Matthew Knuiman, Frank M. Sanfilippo, Joseph Hung, Qun Mai, Alistair Vickery, Sandra C. Thompson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:International Journal for Equity in Health
Subjects:
Health care disparity
Aboriginal health
Indigenous health services
Ischaemic heart disease
Administrative datasets
Primary health care
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12939-018-0826-9

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