Closing the health gap in Central Australia: reduction in Indigenous Australian inpatient self-discharge rates following routine collaboration with Aboriginal Health Workers

Closing the health gap in Central Australia: reduction in Indigenous Australian inpatient self-discharge rates following routine collaboration with Aboriginal Health Workers

Abstract Background Indigenous Australians experience significant socioeconomic disadvantage and healthcare disparity compared to non-Indigenous Australians. A retrospective cohort study to describe the association between rates of self-discharge in Indigenous orthopaedic patients and the introducti...

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Main Authors: Tim Cheok, Morgan Berman, Richard Delaney-Bindahneem, Matthew Phillip Jennings, Linda Bray, Ruurd Jaarsma, Pradeep Mathew Poonnoose, Kanishka Williams, Narlaka Jayasekera
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-08-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Indigenous health
Self-discharge
Surgery
Orthopaedics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-023-09921-7

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-023-09921-7

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