title: Indigenous patients.
abstract: In the BEACH program (Bettering the Evaluation and Care of Health) between 2000 and 2008, Aboriginal people and/or Torres Strait Islanders accounted for approximately 1.1% of total BEACH encounters. We compare these encounters with all BEACH encounters.
authors.affiliation: Australian GP Statistics & Classification Centre, University of Sydney, New South Wales.
authors.forename: Salma
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fahridin
authors.forename: Helena
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Britt
authors.forename: Janice
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Charles
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia / Q000453:epidemiology; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000453:epidemiology; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D012940:Social Problems / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014570:Urologic Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology