Does relative remoteness affect chronic disease outcomes? Geographic variation in chronic disease mortality in Australia, 2002-2006

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 117-121

  Chondur, Ramakrishna ^a   Li, Shu Qin ^a   Guthridge, Steven ^a,b,c   Lawton, Paul ^d  

^a DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Centre of Research Excellence in Rural and Remote Primary Health Care   (Australia)

^d MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

chronic disease; correspondence file; multiple cause of death; remoteness area; statistical local area

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AUSTRALIA; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEATH CERTIFICATE; DEMOGRAPHY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; RURAL POPULATION; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AUSTRALIA; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEATH CERTIFICATES; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RURAL HEALTH; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DISTRIBUTION; VICTORIA;

EID: 84897491175     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: 17536405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1753-6405.12126     Document Type: Article

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