The temporospatial epidemiology of rheumatic heart disease in Far North Queensland, tropical Australia 1997-2017; impact of socioeconomic status on disease burden, severity and access to care.

• Main Authors: Katherine Kang (Author), Ken W T Chau (Author), Erin Howell (Author), Mellise Anderson (Author), Simon Smith (Author), Tania J Davis (Author), Greg Starmer (Author), Josh Hanson (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>The incidence of rheumatic heart disease (RHD) among Indigenous Australians remains one of the highest in the world. Many studies have highlighted the relationship between the social determinants of health and RHD, but few have used registry data to link socioeconomic...