Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and the burden of stroke

International Journal of Stroke

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 57-59

  Thrift, Amanda G ^a,b,c,d   Hayman, Noel ^e,f  

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

^b AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^f Inala Indigenous Health Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CULTURAL FACTOR; DIABETES MELLITUS; EMERGENCY CARE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AUSTRALIA; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; RISK FACTORS; STROKE;

EID: 33846703223     PISSN: 17474930     EISSN: 17474949     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-4949.2007.00090.x     Document Type: Article

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