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Review
. 2012 Sep 10;2012(1):2.
doi: 10.5339/gcsp.2012.2. eCollection 2012.

Addressing cardiovascular inequalities among indigenous Australians

Alex Brown  1
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Review

Addressing cardiovascular inequalities among indigenous Australians

Alex Brown. Glob Cardiol Sci Pract. .
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Figure 1.
Figure 1.. Map of Australia showing location of Alice Springs in the Northern Territories and Torres Strait Islands.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.. Map of Northern Territories and cross-border communities.
Figure 3.
Figure 3.. Age of death in Australia 2002–2006, by gender and ethnicity. Source: ABS and AIHW 2008 .
Figure 4.
Figure 4.. Age specific mortality differentials between indigenous and non-indigenous Australians, 35–54 years, by cause, 2001–2005. Source: AIHW National Mortality Database.
Figure 5.
Figure 5.. Standardised rates of hospitalisation among indigenous versus non-indigenous Australians 2005–2006, by specific cardiovascular cause and gender .
Figure 6.
Figure 6.. Risk factor differentials between indigenous and non-indigenous Australians [3,8,12,17,47–51].
Figure 7.
Figure 7.. Cumulative prevalence of major adverse cardiovascular events following ACS in the NT (2001–2002) by ethnicity, gender and location (*MACE includes death, non-fatal acute coronary syndrome, stroke or unplanned cardiac admission).
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References

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    1. Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. The Health and Welfare of Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, 2008. Canberra: ABS and AIHW, 2008.
    1. COAG Reform Council. National Indigenous Reform Agreement: performance report for 2009–10. Sydney: COAG Reform Council, 2011.
    1. AIHW. Australia's health 2008. Cat. no. AUS 99. Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2008.

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