Regional variation in cardiovascular mortality in Australia 2009-2012: the impact of remoteness and socioeconomic status

• Main Authors: Jane Jacobs (Author), Karen Louise Peterson (Author), Steven Allender (Author), Laura Veronica Alston (Author), Melanie Nichols (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2018-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Objective: To assess the extent to which socioeconomic status (SES) contributes to geographic disparity in cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality. Methods: An ecological study assessed the association between remoteness and CVD mortality rates, and the mediating effect of SES on this relati...