Mortality after admission for acute myocardial infarction in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people in New South Wales, Australia: a multilevel data linkage study

• Main Authors: Randall Deborah A (Author), Jorm Louisa R (Author), Lujic Sanja (Author), O'Loughlin Aiden J (Author), Churches Timothy R (Author), Haines Mary M (Author), Eades Sandra J (Author), Leyland Alastair H (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2012-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Heart disease is a leading cause of the gap in burden of disease between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Australians. Our study investigated short- and long-term mortality after admission for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people admitt...