Causes of excess hospitalisations among Pacific peoples in New Zealand: Implications for primary care

Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 105-110

  Sopoaga, Faafetai ^a   Buckingham, Ken ^a   Paul, Charlotte ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Hospitalizations; Hyperemesis gravidarum; Morbidity; Pacific peoples; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ARTICLE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; NEW ZEALAND; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; STATISTICS;

HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; NEW ZEALAND; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 77955905040     PISSN: 11726164     EISSN: 11726156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/hc10105     Document Type: Article

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