Inequitable provision of optimal services for patients with chronic heart failure: A national geo-mapping study

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 186, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 169-173

  Clark, Robyn A ^a   Driscoll, Andrea ^b   Nottage, Justin ^c   McLennan, Skye ^c   Coombe, David M ^c   Bamford, Errol J ^c   Wilkinson, David ^d   Stewart, Simon ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^e BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; PREVALENCE;

EID: 33847738567     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2007.tb00855.x     Document Type: Article

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