Equity for Indigenous Australians in intensive care

Paul J Secombe^{1

2}, Alex Brown^{3

4}, Michael J Bailey², David Pilcher^{5

6}

Affiliations

¹ Alice Springs Hospital, Alice Springs, NT.
² Monash University, Melbourne, VIC.
³ South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, SA.
⁴ University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA.
⁵ Alfred Health, Melbourne, VIC.
⁶ Centre for Outcome and Resource Evaluation, Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society, Melbourne, VIC.

Paul J Secombe et al. Med J Aust. 2019 Oct.

. 2019 Oct;211(7):297-299.e1.

doi: 10.5694/mja2.50339. Epub 2019 Sep 16.

Paul J Secombe^{1

2}, Alex Brown^{3

4}, Michael J Bailey², David Pilcher^{5

6}

¹ Alice Springs Hospital, Alice Springs, NT.
² Monash University, Melbourne, VIC.
³ South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, SA.
⁴ University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA.
⁵ Alfred Health, Melbourne, VIC.
⁶ Centre for Outcome and Resource Evaluation, Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society, Melbourne, VIC.

No abstract available

Keywords: Healthcare disparities; Intensive care; Social determinants of health.

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