Use of health services by remote dwelling Aboriginal infants in tropical northern Australia: a retrospective cohort study

Use of health services by remote dwelling Aboriginal infants in tropical northern Australia: a retrospective cohort study Journal Article

BMC Pediatrics

• Author(s): Bar-Zeev, Sarah J., Kruske, Sue G., Barclay, Lesley M., Bar-Zeev, Naor H., Carapetis, Jonathan R., Kildea, Sue V.
• Published: 2012
• Volume: 12
• ISBN: 1471-2431

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Abstract: Australia is a wealthy developed country. However, there are significant disparities in health outcomes for Aboriginal infants compared with other Australian infants. Health outcomes tend to be worse for those living in remote areas. Little is known about the health service utilisation patterns of remote dwelling Aboriginal infants. This study describes health service utilisation patterns at the primary and referral level by remote dwelling Aboriginal infants from northern Australia.

• Urls: https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2431-12-19
• Work Type: journal article
• Keywords: Aboriginal people, Health service utilisation, Remote community, Northern Territory, Preterm birth rate