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Study Protocol - Accurate assessment of kidney function in Indigenous Australians: aims and methods of the eGFR Study

BMC Public Health, 2010
Background There is an overwhelming burden of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease among Indigenous Australians. In this high risk population, it is vital that we are able to measure accurately kidney function.
Panagiotopoulos Sianna, Drabsch Katrina, Ward Leigh C, Piers Leonard S, Thomas Mark AB, Sinha Ashim K, MacIsaac Richard J, Cass Alan, Hoy Wendy, Ellis Andrew G, Jones Graham RD, Sharma Suresh K, Hughes Jaquelyne T, Lawton Paul D, Maple-Brown Louise J, McDermott Robyn, Warr Kevin, Cherian Sajiv, Brown Alex, Jerums George, O'Dea Kerin   +20 more
doaj   +1 more source

Regional Differences in U.S. Consumer Preferences for Native Woody Shrubs With Varying Aesthetic Characteristics

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Native plants offer a variety of aesthetic (e.g., fall colour, fruit, flowers) and functional benefits (e.g., pollinator friendly, wildlife friendly, water management). How these benefits influence consumer choice and perceived value of native versus introduced plants is not well understood.
Alicia Rihn, Ariana P. Torres, Sue Barton, Bridget K. Behe   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Increased bone mineral density in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians: Impact of body composition differences [PDF]

, 2012
Bone mineral density (BMD) has been reported to be both higher and lower in Indigenous women from different populations. Body composition data have been reported for Indigenous Australians, but there are few published BMD data in this population.
Barrett-Connor, Center, Finkelstein, G. Jerums, Genant, Henry, Henry, Ho-Pham, Hui, Isenring, J. Hughes, J. Meerkin, J.A. Eisman, J.R. Center, K. O'Dea, L.C. Ward, L.J. Maple-Brown, L.S. Piers, Leslie, Leslie, Leslie, Leslie, Lu, MacIntosh, Maple-Brown, Megyesi, Moseley, N.A. Pocock, Nelson, Perry, Piers, Raja, Rutishauser, Spindler, Travison, Ward   +35 more
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Renal biopsy among Indigenous Australians [PDF]

Kidney International, 2013
To the Editor: We read with great interest the recent paper1 on renal biopsy findings among Indigenous Australians, a nationwide survey involving 1026 biopsies in which the authors compared the biopsy pattern among the Indigenous population living in remote/very remote (R/VR) areas with those living in the city and the non-Indigenous Australians ...
Keng-Thye, Woo, Kok-Seng, Wong, Hui, Choong, Marjorie, Foo, Choong-Meng, Chan   +4 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Trauma‐Informed Practice in Welfare‐to‐Work and Employment Services: A Scoping Review

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT There is increasing recognition within welfare services, including employment services, that many participants may have histories of trauma. Research suggests that experiences of trauma not only impact individuals' psychosocial health but also vocational elements such as job performance, employability, career progression, and financial ...
Emily Corbett, Michael McGann, Mark Considine, René Rejón   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Don't Worry About Her; Intersectionality, and the Role of Systems and Structures in the Embodied Experiences of Young Women's Use of Violence

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Systems and structures designed to protect and support young people, specifically (in this paper) young women, are ironically the same systems that maintain gender disparity. Consequently, this has influenced the embodied identities of young women who experience and use violence. Such systemic and structural intersectionality has impacted upon
Louise Rak, Tamara Blakemore, Elsie Randall, Meaghan Katrak Harris   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

‘Somewhere We Can Call Home and…Be Normal’: Findings From the Justice Housing Programme Evaluation

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The relationship between homelessness or unstable housing and reincarceration is well documented. The initial month after a person is released from custody is a period of particular vulnerability, with an increased risk of homelessness and return to prison.
Helen Taylor, Lorana Bartels
wiley   +1 more source

Motivation Matters: Profiling Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Students’ Motivational Goals

The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 2014
This research explored gender and cross-cultural similarities and differences in the motivational profiles of Indigenous Papua New Guinean (PNG) and Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians.
Natasha R. Magson, Rhonda G. Craven, Genevieve F. Nelson, Alexander S. Yeung, Gawaian H. Bodkin-Andrews, Dennis M. McInerney   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Historical reasoning about Indigenous imprisonment: a community of fate? [PDF]

, 2015
The high rate of Indigenous incarceration is a problem for public policy and therefore for historical and social analysis. This paper compares and contrasts two recent attempts at such analysis: Thalia Anthony’s Indigenous People, Crime and Punishment ...
Tim Rowse
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Understanding Youth Assaults of Police Officers in Australia: A Power Threat Meaning Framework Analysis

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study explores youth violence towards police officers in Australia through the Power Threat Meaning Framework (PTMF) to better understand the underlying factors contributing to such violence; focusing on power dynamics, childhood adversity, and trauma.
Dimitra Lattas, Kelly Hine, Catherine Creamer, Kelley Burton, Katelyn Davenport‐Klunder   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source