Patterns of Medicare-funded primary health and specialist consultations in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Australians in the two years before hospitalisation for ischaemic heart disease

• Main Authors: Tiew-Hwa Katherine Teng (Author), Judith M. Katzenellenbogen (Author), Elizabeth Geelhoed (Author), Anthony S. Gunnell (Author), Matthew Knuiman (Author), Frank M. Sanfilippo (Author), Joseph Hung (Author), Qun Mai (Author), Alistair Vickery (Author), Sandra C. Thompson (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Ischaemic heart disease (IHD) remains the leading cause of morbidity and mortality for both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Australians. Patterns of primary and specialist care in patients leading up to the first hospitalisation for IHD potentially impact on prevention and subseque...