Inequalities in pediatric avoidable hospitalizations between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal children in Australia: a population data linkage study
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Falster, Kathleen; Banks, Emily; Lujic, Sanja; Falster, Michael; Lynch, John; Zwi, Karen; Eades, Sandra; Leyland, Alastair H; Jorm, Louisa
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BACKGROUND Australian Aboriginal children experience a disproportionate burden of social and health disadvantage. Avoidable hospitalizations present a potentially modifiable health gap that can be targeted and monitored using population data. This study quantifies inequalities in pediatric avoidable hospitalizations between Australian Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal children. METHODS This statewide population-based cohort study included 1 121 440 children born in New South Wales, Australia,...[Show more]
Collections | ANU Research Publications |
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Date published: | 2016-10-21 |
Type: | Journal article |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/146568 |
Source: | BMC pediatrics |
DOI: | 10.1186/s12887-016-0706-7 |
Access Rights: | Open Access |
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