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Current and projected burden of heart failure in the Australian adult population: A substantive but still ill-defined major health issue
Chan, Yih-Kai Tuttle, Camilla Ball, Jocasta C. Teng, Tiew-Hwa Katherine Ahamed, Yasmin Carrington, Melinda Jane Stewart, Simon
Chan, Yih-Kai
Tuttle, Camilla
Ball, Jocasta C.
Teng, Tiew-Hwa Katherine
Ahamed, Yasmin
Carrington, Melinda Jane
Stewart, Simon
Abstract
Background: Comprehensive epidemiological data to describe the burden of heart failure (HF) in Australia remain lacking despite its importance as a major health issue. Herewith, we estimate the current and future burden of HF in Australia using best available data.
Keywords
Heart failure, Prevalence, Incidence, Economic burden
Date
2016
Type
Journal article
Journal
BMC Health Services Research
Book
Volume
16
Issue
501
Page Range
1-10
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ACU Department
Mary MacKillop Institute for Health Research
Faculty of Health Sciences
Faculty of Health Sciences
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Open Access Status
Published as ‘gold’ (paid) open access
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Open
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