Identification of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cancer Patients in the Primary Health Care Setting

Identification of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cancer Patients in the Primary Health Care Setting

BackgroundAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians have poorer cancer outcomes and experience 30% higher mortality rates compared to non-Indigenous Australians. Primary health care (PHC) services are increasingly being recognized as pivotal in improving Indigenous cancer patient outcomes. I...

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Main Authors: Audra de Witt, Frances C. Cunningham, Ross Bailie, Christina M. Bernardes, Veronica Matthews, Brian Arley, Judith A. Meiklejohn, Gail Garvey, Jon Adams, Jennifer H. Martin, Euan T. Walpole, Daniel Williamson, Patricia C. Valery
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
Subjects:
aboriginal health
identification of Indigenous cancer patients
primary health care
cancer
electronic patient records
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpubh.2017.00199/full

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