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Treatment coverage rates for refractive error in the National Eye Health survey. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2017
To present treatment coverage rates and risk factors associated with uncorrected refractive error in Australia.Thirty population clusters were randomly selected from all geographic remoteness strata in Australia to provide samples of 1738 Indigenous ...
Joshua Foreman, Jing Xie, Stuart Keel, Hugh R Taylor, Mohamed Dirani   +4 more
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Cardiovascular disease risk profile and microvascular complications of diabetes: comparison of Indigenous cohorts with diabetes in Australia and Canada

Cardiovascular Diabetology, 2012
Background Indigenous populations of Australia and Canada experience disproportionately high rates of chronic disease. Our goal was to compare cardiovascular (CVD) risk profile and diabetes complications from three recent comprehensive studies of ...
Maple-Brown Louise J, Cunningham Joan, Zinman Bernard, Mamakeesick Mary, Harris Stewart B, Connelly Philip W, Shaw Jonathan, O'Dea Kerin, Hanley Anthony J   +8 more
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What works? A review of actions addressing the social and economic determinants of Indigenous health [PDF]

, 2013
Introduction: The purpose of this paper is to review evidence relating to ‘what works’ to influence the social and economic determinants of Indigenous health, in order to reduce health inequities, and ultimately contribute to closing the life expectancy ...
Fran Baum, Katy Osborne, Lynsey Brown
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The validity of self-report of eye diseases in participants with vision loss in the National Eye Health Survey

Scientific Reports, 2017
We assessed the validity and reliability of self-report of eye disease in participants with unilateral vision loss (presenting visual acuity worse than 6/12 in the worse eye and equal to or better than 6/12 in the better eye) or bilateral vision loss ...
Joshua Foreman, Jing Xie, Stuart Keel, Peter van Wijngaarden, Hugh R. Taylor, Mohamed Dirani   +5 more
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Australian Indigenous Ochres

, 2021
Abstract Aboriginal Australians use ochre in varied cultural practices. It is found in the earliest to most recent archaeological sites and geographically across the wide-ranging geological and climatic contexts of the continent. Ochre’s importance in Aboriginal societies, coupled with its availability across Australia and its long ...
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Transgressions: Critical Australian Indigenous histories [PDF]

, 2007
This volume brings together an innovative set of readings of complex interactions between Australian Aboriginal people and colonisers. The underlying theme is that of ‘transgression’, and Michel Foucault’s account of the necessary dynamic that exists between transgression and limit.
Macfarlane, Ingereth, Hannah, Mark
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A systematic review of adherence in Indigenous Australians: an opportunity to improve chronic condition management

BMC Health Services Research, 2017
Background Indigenous Australians experience high rates of chronic conditions. It is often asserted Indigenous Australians have low adherence to medication; however there has not been a comprehensive examination of the evidence.
Jessica Langloh de Dassel, Anna P. Ralph, Alan Cass   +2 more
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High rates of albuminuria but not of low eGFR in Urban Indigenous Australians: the DRUID Study

BMC Public Health, 2011
Background Indigenous Australians have an incidence of end stage kidney disease 8-10 times higher than non-Indigenous Australians. The majority of research studies concerning Indigenous Australians have been performed in rural or remote regions, whilst ...
Zimmet Paul Z, Lawton Paul D, Dunbar Terry, Weeramanthri Tarun, Hodge Allison M, Cunningham Joan, Maple-Brown Louise J, Chadban Steve J, Polkinghorne Kevan R, Shaw Jonathan E, O'Dea Kerin   +10 more
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Perceptions About Asymptomatic Hyperuricemia and Views About Urate‐Lowering Therapy in People With Asymptomatic Hyperuricemia

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Asymptomatic hyperuricemia is a precursor of gout and is also associated with cardiovascular disease and chronic kidney disease. The aim of this study was to understand perceptions about asymptomatic hyperuricemia and views about urate‐lowering therapy in people with asymptomatic hyperuricemia. Methods Participants in a multinational study of
Nicola Dalbeth, Sarah Stewart, Gregory D. Gamble, Borislav Mihov, Lisa K. Stamp, Janine Haslett, William J. Taylor, Tony R. Merriman, Adwoa Dansoa Tabi‐Amponsah, Anne Horne, Tuhina Neogi, Tristan Pascart, Mariano Andrés, Maria‐Luisa Peral‐Garrido, Eleonora Norkuviene, Janitzia Vazquez‐Mellado, Till Uhlig, Mingshu Sun, Changgui Li, Keith J. Petrie   +19 more
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Bystander Antiprejudice: Cross-Cultural Education, Links With Positivity Towards Cultural ‘Outgroups’ and Preparedness to Speak Out

Journal of Pacific Rim Psychology, 2011
This article describes a 12-week intervention targeting positivity towards asylum seekers, Indigenous Australians and Muslim Australians. The study also assessed change in the intention to engage in bystander activism in four different scenarios: two ...
Anne Pedersen, Yin Paradies, Lisa Kathryn Hartley, Kevin M. Dunn   +3 more
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