Hospitalization of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal patients for respiratory tract diseases in Western Australia, 1988-1993

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 797-805

  Williams, Peta ^a   Gracey, Michael ^a,b   Smith, Peter ^a  

^a Office of Aboriginal Health   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asthma; Australian Aboriginals; Pneumonia; Respiratory disease

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT CANCER; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PNEUMONIA; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0030861949     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/26.4.797     Document Type: Article

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