Aeromedical retrievals as a measure of potentially preventable hospitalisations and cost comparison with provision of GP-led primary health care in a remote community
Introduction: Kowanyama is a very remote Aboriginal community. It is ranked amongst the top five most disadvantaged communities in Australia and has a very high burden of disease. Currently, the community has access to GP-led Primary Health Care (PHC) 2.5 days a week for a population of 1200 people....
Main Authors: | Lara Wieland, Gail Abernethy |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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James Cook University
2023-01-01
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Series: | Rural and Remote Health |
Online Access: | https://www.rrh.org.au/journal/article/8150/ |
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