Healthcare expenditure on Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians at high risk of cardiovascular disease

• Main Authors: Blake Angell (Author), Tracey-Lea Laba (Author), Tom Lung (Author), Alex Brown (Author), Sandra Eades (Author), Tim Usherwood (Author), David Peiris (Author), Laurent Billot (Author), Graham Hillis (Author), Ruth Webster (Author), Andrew Tonkin (Author), Christopher Reid (Author), Barbara Molanus (Author), Natasha Rafter (Author), Alan Cass (Author), Anushka Patel (Author), Stephen Jan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background In spite of bearing a heavier burden of death, disease and disability, there is mixed evidence as to whether Indigenous Australians utilise more or less healthcare services than other Australians given their elevated risk level. This study analyses the Medicare expenditure and it...