Estimating chronic disease prevalence among the remote Aboriginal population of the Northern Territory using multiple data sources

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 307-313

  Zhao, Yuejen ^a   Connors, Christine ^a   Wright, Jo ^a   Guthridge, Steve ^a   Bailie, Ross ^b  

^a Department of Health and Families ^*  (Australia)

^b MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chronic diseases; Data collection; Epidemiology; Indigenous health services; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; DATA BASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE REGISTRY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; KIDNEY DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PREVALENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; DATA COLLECTION; DIABETES MELLITUS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES, INDIGENOUS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; NORTHERN TERRITORY; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; REGISTRIES;

EID: 50449098768     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2008.00245.x     Document Type: Article

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