Incidence of and Case Fatality Following Acute Myocardial Infarction in Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal Western Australians (2000-2004): A Linked Data Study

Incidence of and Case Fatality Following Acute Myocardial Infarction in Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal Western Australians (2000-2004): A Linked Data Study

Background. Despite Coronary Heart Disease exacting a heavy toll among Aboriginal Australians, accurate estimates of its epidemiology are limited. This study compared the incidence of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and 28-day case fatality (CF) among Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Western Australi...

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Main Authors: Katzenellenbogen, Judith, Sanfilippo, F., Hobbs, M., Briffa, T., Ridout, S., Knuiman, M., Dimer, L., Taylor, Kate, Thompson, Sandra
Format: Journal Article
Published: Elsevier 2010
Subjects:
Acute myocardial infarction
Incidence
Indigenous/Aboriginal health
Case fatality
Western Australia/Australia
Data linkage
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/33437

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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/33437

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