Ischaemic heart disease and Australian immigrants: The influence of birthplace and language skills on treatment and use of health services

Health Information Management Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 26-36

  Renzaho, André ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cross cultural comparison; Ethnicity; Invasive procedures; Ischaemic heart disease; Language barriers; Length of stay; Non english speaking background; Physician patient relations

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; MORTALITY; STATISTICS; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; VICTORIA;

EID: 34447104423     PISSN: 18333583     EISSN: 18333575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/183335830703600206     Document Type: Review

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