Delay in commencement of palliative care service episodes provided to Indigenous and non-Indigenous patients: cross-sectional analysis of an Australian multi-jurisdictional dataset

Delay in commencement of palliative care service episodes provided to Indigenous and non-Indigenous patients: cross-sectional analysis of an Australian multi-jurisdictional dataset

Abstract Background Rapid effective responsiveness to patient needs is pivotal to high quality palliative care. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (Indigenous) people are susceptible to life-limiting illnesses at younger ages than other Australians and experience inequity of health service provis...

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Main Authors: John A. Woods, Claire E. Johnson, Hanh T. Ngo, Judith M. Katzenellenbogen, Kevin Murray, Sandra C. Thompson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-12-01
Series:BMC Palliative Care
Subjects:
Oceanic ancestry group
Aboriginal
Palliative care
End-of-life care
Episode of care
Time-to-treatment
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12904-018-0380-7

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