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Quality Indicators Of Diabetes Care: An Example Of Remote-Area Aboriginal Primary Health Care Over 10 Years, Julia V. Marley, Carmel Nelson, Vicki O'Donnell, David Atkinson
Quality Indicators Of Diabetes Care: An Example Of Remote-Area Aboriginal Primary Health Care Over 10 Years, Julia V. Marley, Carmel Nelson, Vicki O'Donnell, David Atkinson
Aboriginal Policy Research Consortium International (APRCi)
To describe service characteristics of Derby Aboriginal Health Service (DAHS) and document diabetes management activities and intermediate clinical outcomes for Aboriginal patients with type 2 diabetes.
Access To General Practitioner Services Amongst Underserved Australians: A Microsimulation Study, Deborah J. Schofield, Rupendra N. Shrestha, Emily J. Callander
Access To General Practitioner Services Amongst Underserved Australians: A Microsimulation Study, Deborah J. Schofield, Rupendra N. Shrestha, Emily J. Callander
Aboriginal Policy Research Consortium International (APRCi)
Background: One group often identified as having low socioeconomic status, those living in remote or rural areas, are often recognised as bearing an unequal burden of illness in society. This paper aims to examine equity of utilisation of general practitioner services in Australia.
Methods: Using the 2005 National Health Survey undertaken by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, a microsimulation model was developed to determine the distribution of GP services that would occur if all Australians had equal utilisation of health services relative to need.
Results: It was estimated that those who are unemployed would experience a 19% increase in GP …