Does relative remoteness affect chronic disease outcomes? Geographic variation in chronic disease mortality in Australia, 2002–2006

Abstract Objective: To examine the variation of chronic disease mortality by remoteness areas of Australia, including states and territories. Methods: Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) death registration data, by Statistical Local Area (SLA), were used to identify chronic disease mortality by re...

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Main Authors: Ramakrishna Chondur, Shu Qin Li, Steven Guthridge, Paul Lawton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-04-01
Series:Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12126