Bridging the Survival Gap Between Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Australians: Priorities for the Road Ahead

Heart Lung and Circulation

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 96-100

  Brown, Alex ^a,b  

^a BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aboriginal; Cardiovascular disease; Disparity; Health services; Policy

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH DISPARITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; SOCIOECONOMICS; SURVIVAL RATE;

AUSTRALIA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP;

EID: 63249083284     PISSN: 14439506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2009.01.005     Document Type: Article

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