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The role of chronic disease in the disparity of influenza incidence and severity between indigenous and non-indigenous Australian peoples during the 2009 influenza pandemic

BMC Public Health, 2022
Background The 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic (influenza A(H1N1)pdm09) disproportionately impacted Indigenous peoples. Indigenous Australians are also affected by a health gap in chronic disease prevalence.
Rashmi Dixit, Fleur Webster, Robert Booy, Robert Menzies   +3 more
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The role of the oral microbiota in chronic non-communicable disease and its relevance to the Indigenous health gap in Australia

BMC Oral Health, 2020
Background Aboriginal Australians and Torres Strait Islanders (hereafter respectfully referred to as Indigenous Australians) experience disproportionately poor health and low life expectancy compared to non-Indigenous Australians.
Matilda Handsley-Davis, Lisa Jamieson, Kostas Kapellas, Joanne Hedges, Laura S. Weyrich   +4 more
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Eating disorders amongst Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians: a scoping review

Journal of Eating Disorders, 2020
Background Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians (Indigenous Australians) have poorer mental health compared to other Australians. Yet, there is a lack of research into mental disorders among this population, especially for eating disorders ...
Adam Burt, Deborah Mitchison, Kerrie Doyle, Phillipa Hay   +3 more
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Prevalence and associations of non-retinopathy ocular conditions among older Australians with self-reported diabetes: The National Eye Health Survey [PDF]

International Journal of Ophthalmology, 2020
AIM: To determine the prevalence and associations of non-retinopathy ocular conditions among older Australian adults with diabetes. METHODS: Multistage random-cluster sampling was used to select 3098 non-indigenous Australians aged 50y or older (46.4 ...
Joshua Foreman, Stuart Keel, Myra B McGuinness, Jonathan G Crowston, Hugh R Taylor, Mohamed Dirani   +5 more
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Indigenous Australian perspectives on incorporating the social determinants of health into the clinical management of type 2 diabetes

Rural and Remote Health, 2021
Introduction: Type 2 diabetes mellitus and social disadvantage are related. In Australia, this association is most pronounced among Indigenous Australians (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples).
Amanda Frier, Sue Devine, Kristin McBain-Rigg, Fiona Barnett, Zara Cassady, Trisha Dunning, Robyn Reese   +6 more
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Indigenous higher education sector: the evolution of recognised Indigenous Leaders within Australian Universities

The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 2020
There is clear evidence that Indigenous education has changed considerably over time. Indigenous Australians' early experiences of ‘colonialised education’ included missionary schools, segregated and mixed public schooling, total exclusion and ‘modified ...
Stacey Kim Coates, Michelle Trudgett, Susan Page   +2 more
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Sporting Chance: Indigenous Participation in Australian Sport History

Cosmopolitan Civil Societies: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2010
For many non-Indigenous Australians the only time they have any engagement with Indigenous peoples, history or issues is through watching sport on television or being at a football match at the MCG.
Sean Gorman
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The magnitude of educational disadvantage amongst indigenous minority groups in Australia. [PDF]

, 2007
Indigenous groups are amongst the most disadvantaged minority groups in the developed world. This paper examines the educational disadvantage of indigenous Australians by assessing academic performance at a relatively early age.
A Tatum, ABS, ABS, ABS, ABS, BH Hunter, Colin Green, D Neal, E Hanushek, Gareth Leeves, J Borland, J Kimmel, J Ruge, J Taylor, Mirko Draca, P Carneiro, P George, P Kuhn, P Todd, R Fryer, S Bradley, S Mellor, SA Maani, Steve Bradley   +23 more
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Presentation and outcomes of indigenous Australians with peripheral artery disease

BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 2018
Background The risk factors for peripheral artery disease (PAD) are more common in Indigenous than non-Indigenous Australians, however the presentation and outcome of PAD in Indigenous Australians has not been previously investigated.
Tejas P. Singh, Joseph V. Moxon, Genevieve N. Healy, Yvonne Cadet-James, Jonathan Golledge   +4 more
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Decomposing differences in labour force status between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians [PDF]

, 2012
Despite several policy efforts to promote economic participation by Indigenous Australians, they continue to have low participation rates compared to non-Indigenous Australians. This study decomposes the gap in labour market attachment between Indigenous
Guyonne Kalb
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