Cost impact of improved primary level diabetes care in remote Australian indigenous communities

Australian Journal of Primary Health

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 124-130

  McDermott, Robyn ^a   Segal, Leonie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cost impact; Diabetes; Indigenous

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT; COST; DIABETES MELLITUS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; KIDNEY DISEASE; MEDICAL SERVICE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE;

EID: 33747176348     PISSN: 14487527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/PY06031     Document Type: Article

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