Essential Service Standards for Equitable National Cardiovascular Care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People

Heart Lung and Circulation

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 126-141

  Brown, Alex ^a,b,d   O'Shea, Rebekah L ^a,b   Mott, Kathy ^a,b   McBride, Katharine F ^a,b   Lawson, Tony ^c   Jennings, Garry L R ^d  

^a SOUTH AUSTRALIAN HEALTH AND MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c Tony Lawson Consulting   (Australia)

^d BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Cardiovascular diseases; Healthcare disparities; Indigenous; Standard of Care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; AUSTRALIAN; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LIFE EXPECTANCY; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RISK FACTOR; SECONDARY PREVENTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FEMALE; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MALE; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; STANDARDS;

AUSTRALIA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP;

EID: 84921485785     PISSN: 14439506     EISSN: 14442892     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2014.09.021     Document Type: Article

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