A multilevel analysis on the relationship between neighbourhood poverty and public hospital utilization: is the high Indigenous morbidity avoidable?

A multilevel analysis on the relationship between neighbourhood poverty and public hospital utilization: is the high Indigenous morbidity avoidable?

Background: The estimated life expectancy at birth for Indigenous Australians is 10-11 years less than the general Australian population. The mean family income for Indigenous people is also significantly lower than for non-Indigenous people. In this paper we examine poverty or socioeconomic disadva...

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Main Authors: Zhao, Y., You, J., Guthridge, S., Lee, Andy
Format: Journal Article
Published: BioMed Central Ltd 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/45147

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