Health and healthcare have always been central considerations in geographical
gerontology. This paper reviews progress in this part of the field over the past decade (1995 …

Indigenous Australians are disadvantaged, relative to other Australians, over a range of
socio-economic and health measures. The age-and sex-adjusted incidence of end-stage …

This book provides the first comprehensive introduction to health services and health care
policy in Australia. It explains what governments have done and what they can do about …

Objective: To identify determinants of the initiation and duration of breastfeeding amongst
Australian women. Methods: A prospective cohort study of 556 women in Perth, Western …

Summary Background Indigenous Australians do not have the high standard of health that
Australians in general have, and have worse outcomes for several diseases such as cancer …

Objective This paper seeks to compare the relationships between social capital and health
for rural and urban residents of South Australia. Methods Using data from a South Australian …

Objective: To analyse cancer survival in New South Wales by geographic remoteness.
Design, setting and participants: A survival analysis of all patients with cancers diagnosed in …

By addressing themes such as social and economic change, government policy and gender
relations, this volume tackles the thematic complexities of sustainability. At the heart of this …

Objective To evaluate regional variation in the incidence of end‐stage renal disease (ESRD)
in Indigenous Australians, and to examine the proximity to ESRD treatment facilities of …

First published in 1998, this volume explores the Australian welfare system in the 1980s
through the lens of being 'bushed': lost, tired, confused and don't know which way to go …