A “one stop liver shop” approach improves the cascade-of-care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians living with chronic hepatitis B in the Northern Territory of Australia: results of a novel care delivery model

A “one stop liver shop” approach improves the cascade-of-care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians living with chronic hepatitis B in the Northern Territory of Australia: results of a novel care delivery model

Abstract Background Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians are disproportionately affected by Chronic Hepatitis B (CHB) with a prevalence of 6.08% in the Northern Territory (NT) and liver cancer rates 6 times higher than non-Indigenous Australians. Without appropriate care, overall 25% of...

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Main Authors: Thel K. Hla, Sarah M. Bukulatjpi, Paula Binks, George G. Gurruwiwi, Roslyn G. Dhurrkay, Jane Davies
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-05-01
Series:International Journal for Equity in Health
Subjects:
Chronic hepatitis B
Aboriginal Australians
Cascade of care
Novel care delivery
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12939-020-01180-w

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