Cost of best-practice primary care management of chronic disease in a remote Aboriginal community

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 200, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 663-666

  Gador Whyte, Andrew P ^a   Wakerman, John ^a,b   Campbell, David ^a   Lenthall, Sue ^a   Struber, Janet ^a   Hope, Alex ^c   Watson, Colin ^d  

^a Centre for Remote Health   (Australia)

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

^c Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance Northern Territory   (Australia)

^d CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY, CHRONIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 84904490581     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja13.11183     Document Type: Article

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