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Characteristics of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples attending Australian emergency departments

Emergency Medicine Australasia, 2020
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients are overrepresented in Australian EDs. The present study aimed to assess their characteristics in utilising ED services at a national level.
J. Lim, Glenn Harrison, Maximilian Raos, Katie Moore   +3 more
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Blood pressure and hypertension for Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention & Rehabilitation, 2006
Reliable, large-scale, population-based data on blood pressure for Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations are limited. This present study aims to describe the blood pressure levels and to explore the clinical risk factors for hypertension among Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.A cross-sectional population ...
Wang, Zaimin, Knight, Sabina, Wilson, Andrew, Rowley, Kevin G., Best, James D., McDermott, Robyn, Dympna, Leonard, Shaw, Jonathan E., Dea, Kerin   +8 more
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Genomics in research and health care with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

Monash Bioethics Review, 2015
Genomics is increasingly becoming an integral component of health research and clinical care. The perceived difficulties associated with genetic research involving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people mean that they have largely been excluded as research participants.
Rebekah, McWhirter, Dianne, Nicol, Julian, Savulescu   +2 more
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Physical activity among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and communities

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 2004
The epidemiological rationale for a focus on physical activity (PA) among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) people is compelling. PA programs have significant potential to benefit ATSI people and their communities through their contribution to reducing chronic disease, improving physical and mental health and well-being, and improving social
Shilton, T.R., Brown, W. J.
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Trauma-Informed Partnerships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples

Chapter 9 takes a strengths-based approach to the innovative solutions necessary to address the wide gap in the health, wellbeing, and education of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples when compared with non-Indigenous people. Evidence consistently places the life expectancy for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples at around ten years
Emily Hall, Sharon Louth, Murray Phillips, John Cairney, Kai Wheeler   +4 more
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people's domains of wellbeing: A comprehensive literature review

Social Science & Medicine, 2019
There are significant health and social disparities between the world's Indigenous and non-Indigenous people on factors likely to influence quality of life (QOL) and wellbeing. However, these disparities in wellbeing are not captured in conventional QOL instruments, as they often do not include dimensions that are likely to be relevant to Indigenous ...
Tamara L. Butler, Kate Anderson, Gail Garvey, Joan Cunningham, Julie Ratcliffe, Allison Tong, Lisa J. Whop, Alan Cass, Michelle Dickson, Kirsten Howard   +9 more
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Infertility in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: A cause for concern?

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 2020
In many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, women and men are disproportionately affected by a range of risk factors for infertility including sexually transmitted infections, polycystic ovary syndrome and obesity. However, very little is known about the occurrence of infertility in this group or how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Emily W. Gilbert, Jacqueline A. Boyle, Sandra K. Campbell, Alice R. Rumbold   +3 more
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Diabetes in Australian aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Papua and New Guinea medical journal, 2002
Type 2 diabetes arises from a complex and multifactorial set of factors, including genetic susceptibility, behaviour (including diet and exercise), early nutrition, obesity and psychosocial stress, leading to insulin resistance and pancreatic failure. These factors in turn are influenced by social and physical environmental factors.
K G, Rowley, K, O'Dea
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Preconception and pregnancy care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People

Australian Journal of General Practice
Improving outcomes in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander maternal and child health is a matter of national priority. Engaging in preconception and pregnancy care is associated with a reduction in perinatal deaths and improved birth outcomes.This article highlights the importance of preconception and pregnancy care provision that is culturally safe ...
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Kidney Disease Among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People in Australia

2017
The indigenous people in Australia (Aboriginal Australians and Torres Strait Islanders-ATSI) comprise about 3% of the Australian population. Their overall health profile is considerably poorer than the general Australian population, with high rates of diabetes and other chronic diseases.
McDonald, Stephen, Hoy, Wendy
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