Stroke among indigenous Australians at Royal Darwin Hospital, 2001-02 [1]

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 184, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 195-

  Pepper, Elizabeth May ^a   Cadilhac, Dominique A ^b   Pearce, Dora C ^c   Burrow, James ^d   Weeramanthri, Tarun S ^d  

^a JOHN HUNTER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Central Australian Aboriginal Congress   (Australia)

^c FLOREY INSTITUTE OF NEUROSCIENCE AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Australia)

^d ROYAL DARWIN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; AUSTRALIA; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; LETTER; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SYSTEMATIC ERROR;

EID: 33644625436     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2006.tb00188.x     Document Type: Letter

References (3)

1. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Heart, stroke and vascular diseases - Australian facts 2004. Canberra: AIHW, 2004: 140.
2. Crowley P, Hankey GJ. Stroke among Australian Aboriginals in Perth WA, 1988-1992 [letter]. Aust N Z J Med 1995; 25: 55.
3. Read SJ, Levy J. Differences in stroke care practices between regional and metropolitan hospitals. Intern Med J 2005; 35: 447-450.