The effect of socioeconomic status on outcomes for seriously ill patients: a linked data cohort study
The Medical Journal of AustraliaPublished 1 July 2008
Kwok M. Ho, Geoffrey Dobb, Matthew Knuiman, Judith Finn, S. A. R. Webb
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This study aims to investigate the association between socioeconomic status (SES) and outcomes for seriously ill patients and to establish a cause-and-effect relationship between SES and outcomes.
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Lower SES was associated with worse long-term survival after critical illness over and above the background effects of age, acuity of acute illness, comorbidities, Indigenous status and geographical access to essential services.
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