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"Anybody can make kids; it takes a real man to look after your kids": Aboriginal men's discourse on parenting

scientific article published on 22 November 2019

"I feel more comfortable speaking to a male": Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men's discourse on utilizing primary health care services

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'We get so task orientated at times that we forget the people': staff communication experiences when caring for Aboriginal cardiac patients

scientific article published on 01 February 2020

A framework for overcoming disparities in management of acute coronary syndromes in the Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population. A consensus statement from the National Heart Foundation of Australia

scientific article

A pragmatic randomized trial of a polypill-based strategy to improve use of indicated preventive treatments in people at high cardiovascular disease risk

scientific article published on 27 March 2014

A review of outcome following valve surgery for rheumatic heart disease in Australia.

scientific article published on 23 September 2015

A review of valve surgery for rheumatic heart disease in Australia.

scientific article

A scoping review of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health promotion programs focused on modifying chronic disease risk factors

scientific article published on 14 November 2019

A strategy for translating evidence into policy and practice to close the gap - developing essential service standards for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cardiovascular care

scientific article published on 18 October 2014

A systems approach to improving timeliness of immunisation

scientific article published on 03 March 2009

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health promotion programs for the prevention and management of chronic diseases: a scoping review protocol.

scientific article published on January 2017

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men and parenting: a scoping review

scientific article published on 11 December 2019

Aboriginal experiences of cancer and care coordination: Lessons from the Cancer Data and Aboriginal Disparities (CanDAD) narratives.

scientific article published on 24 April 2018

Access to primary health care services for Indigenous peoples: A framework synthesis.

scientific article

Accurate Assessment of Kidney Function in Indigenous Australians: The Estimated GFR Study

scientific article published on 09 August 2012

Acute coronary syndromes in indigenous Australians: opportunities for improving outcomes across the continuum of care.

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Addressing inequities in access to quality health care for indigenous people

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Adherence to activity monitoring devices or smartphone applications for improving physical activity in adults with cardiovascular disease

scientific article published on 01 August 2018

Are minor echocardiographic changes associated with an increased risk of acute rheumatic fever or progression to rheumatic heart disease?

scientific article

Assessing quality of diabetes care and its variation in Aboriginal community health centres in Australia

scientific article published in September 2010

Assessment of Fetal Kidney Growth and Birth Weight in an Indigenous Australian Cohort.

scientific article published in January 2017

Associations between periodontal disease and cardiovascular surrogate measures among Indigenous Australians.

scientific article published on 22 February 2014

Associations with dental caries experience among a convenience sample of Aboriginal Australian adults.

scientific article published on 25 November 2014

Atrial fibrillation in Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians: a cross-sectional study

scientific article

Birth outcomes in women with gestational diabetes managed by lifestyle modification alone: The PANDORA study

scientific article published on 03 October 2019

Bridging the survival gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians: priorities for the road ahead

scientific article published on 04 March 2009

Building better systems of care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: findings from the Kanyini health systems assessment

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Cancer Data and Aboriginal Disparities (CanDAD)-developing an Advanced Cancer Data System for Aboriginal people in South Australia: a mixed methods research protocol.

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Cancer Data and Aboriginal Disparities Project (CanDAD)--an overdue cancer control initiative

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Cancer treatment and the risk of cancer death among Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal South Australians: analysis of a matched cohort study

scientific article published on 29 October 2019

Cardiometabolic risk and disease in Indigenous Australians: the heart of the heart study

scientific article

Cardiovascular abnormalities in patients with major depressive disorder: autonomic mechanisms and implications for treatment.

scientific article published on January 2009

Cardiovascular disease

scientific article published on 02 April 2010

Case load and valve surgery outcome in Australia.

scientific article published on 25 June 2016

Characteristics and value of Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organizations' primary health care and their financing needs: a protocol for systematic evidence reviews.

scientific article published on 17 July 2015

Chilli intake is inversely associated with hypertension among adults

scientific article published on 26 December 2017

Chronic kidney disease and socio-economic status: a cross sectional study

scientific article

Clinical Outcomes in Trials Evaluating Lipid-Lowering Drugs.

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Clinical outcomes associated with albuminuria in central Australia: a cohort study.

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Cohort Profile: The Pregnancy and Neonatal Diabetes Outcomes in Remote Australia (PANDORA) Study

scientific article published on 01 August 2018

Comorbidities contribute to the risk of cancer death among Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal South Australians: Analysis of a matched cohort study

scientific article published on 19 December 2017

Comparison of creatinine and cystatin C based eGFR in the estimation of glomerular filtration rate in Indigenous Australians: The eGFR Study

scientific article published on 25 November 2016

Cord blood metabolic markers are strong mediators of the effect of maternal adiposity on fetal growth in pregnancies across the glucose tolerance spectrum: the PANDORA study

scientific article published on 08 January 2020

Depression and blood pressure control: All antidepressants are not the same

scientific article published on 18 May 2009

Depression and diabetes: treatment and health-care delivery

scientific article published on 17 May 2015

Depression in Aboriginal men in central Australia: adaptation of the Patient Health Questionnaire 9.

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Determinants of achieving early blood pressure control with monotherapy in a primary care setting

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Diabetes care in remote Australia: the antenatal, postpartum and inter-pregnancy period

scientific article published on 28 October 2019

Diabetes prevalence and determinants in Indigenous Australian populations: A systematic review

scientific article published on 13 July 2011

Diabetic retinopathy in a remote Indigenous primary healthcare population: a Central Australian diabetic retinopathy screening study in the Telehealth Eye and Associated Medical Services Network project.

scientific article published on 6 February 2018

Disparities in acute in-hospital cardiovascular care for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal South Australians

scientific article

Disparities in breast screening, stage at diagnosis, cancer treatment and the subsequent risk of cancer death: a retrospective, matched cohort of aboriginal and non-aboriginal women with breast cancer.

scientific article published on 14 June 2019

Disparities in cancer stage at diagnosis and survival of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal South Australians.

scientific article published on 13 May 2017

Early repolarization patterns associated with increased arrhythmic risk are common in young non-Caucasian Australian males and not influenced by athletic status

scientific article published on 31 March 2015

Echocardiographic Screening for Rheumatic Heart Disease in Indigenous Australian Children: A Cost-Utility Analysis.

scientific article

Echocardiographic screening for rheumatic heart disease in high and low risk Australian children.

scientific article published on 12 March 2014

Economic rationalisation of health behaviours: the dangers of attempting policy discussions in a vacuum

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Effect of intensive structured care on individual blood pressure targets in primary care: multicentre randomised controlled trial

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Effect of periodontal therapy on arterial structure and function among aboriginal australians: a randomized, controlled trial

scientific article published on 23 June 2014

Effectiveness of chronic care models: opportunities for improving healthcare practice and health outcomes: a systematic review

scientific article

Effectiveness of discharge education on outcomes in acute coronary syndrome patients: a systematic review protocol

scientific article published on 01 April 2018

Effectiveness of fixed dose combination medication ('polypills') compared with usual care in patients with cardiovascular disease or at high risk: A prospective, individual patient data meta-analysis of 3140 patients in six countries

scientific article

Effectiveness, cost effectiveness, acceptability and implementation barriers/enablers of chronic kidney disease management programs for Indigenous people in Australia, New Zealand and Canada: a systematic review of mixed evidence

scientific article

Effectiveness, cost effectiveness, acceptability and implementation barriers/facilitators of chronic kidney disease management programs and models of care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians: a mixed methods systematic review proto

scientific article published on 15 May 2015

Effects of full-mouth scaling on the periodontal health of Indigenous Australians: a randomized controlled trial.

scientific article published on September 2013

Emerging diabetes and metabolic conditions among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people

scientific article published on 18 January 2019

Enablers and barriers to the implementation of primary health care interventions for Indigenous people with chronic diseases: a systematic review

scientific article

Environmental risk conditions and pathways to cardiometabolic diseases in indigenous populations

scientific article published in January 2011

Epidemiology of Atrial Fibrillation: The Australian and Asia-Pacific Perspective.

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Epidemiology of Sudden Cardiac Death: Global and Regional Perspectives

scientific article published on 24 September 2018

Equity for Indigenous Australians in intensive care

scientific article published on 16 September 2019

Evaluating a research capacity strengthening program for Aboriginal community-controlled health organisations

scientific article published on 01 March 2019

Excess stroke incidence in young Aboriginal people in South Australia: Pooled results from two population-based studies

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Exploring barriers to and enablers of adequate healthcare for Indigenous Australian prisoners with cancer: a scoping review drawing on evidence from Australia, Canada and the United States.

scientific article published on 3 May 2016

Exploring clinical predictors of cardiovascular disease in a central Australian Aboriginal cohort

scientific article published on 24 January 2012

Exploring the expression of depression and distress in aboriginal men in central Australia: a qualitative study.

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Facilitating engagement through strong relationships between primary healthcare and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

scientific article published on 14 August 2016

Factors influencing the implementation of chronic care models: A systematic literature review

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Getting it Right: study protocol to determine the diagnostic accuracy of a culturally-specific measure to screen for depression in Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

scientific article published on 07 December 2016

Health and wellbeing of Indigenous adolescents in Australia: a systematic synthesis of population data

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Health service changes to address diabetes in pregnancy in a complex setting: perspectives of health professionals

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Health-related behaviours in a remote Indigenous population with Type 2 diabetes: a Central Australian primary care survey in the Telehealth Eye and Associated Medical Services Network [TEAMSnet] project

scientific article published on 09 September 2019

Healthcare expenditure on Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians at high risk of cardiovascular disease

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Heart failure, ventricular dysfunction and risk factor prevalence in Australian Aboriginal peoples: the Heart of the Heart Study

scientific article published on 11 August 2012

High Baseline Levels of Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor 1 Are Associated With Progression of Kidney Disease in Indigenous Australians With Diabetes: The eGFR Follow-up Study.

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High-Energy Diet and Shorter Light Exposure Drives Markers of Adipocyte Dysfunction in Visceral and Subcutaneous Adipose Depots of Psammomys obesus ⬇️

scientific article published on 13 December 2019

Hospitalizations for Chronic Conditions Among Indigenous Australians After Medication Copayment Reductions: the Closing the Gap Copayment Incentive.

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Human Papillomavirus and Oropharyngeal Cancer Among Indigenous Australians: Protocol for a Prevalence Study of Oral-Related Human Papillomavirus and Cost-Effectiveness of Prevention.

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Identification of Aboriginal children using linked administrative data: Consequences for measuring inequalities.

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Implementation of a diabetes in pregnancy clinical register in a complex setting: Findings from a process evaluation.

scientific article published on 04 August 2017

Implementing guideline based heart failure care in the Northern Territory: challenges and solutions.

scientific article published on 17 December 2013

Improving Models of Care for Diabetes in Pregnancy: Experience of Current Practice in Far North Queensland, Australia

scientific article published on 19 July 2019

Improving health service delivery for women with diabetes in pregnancy in remote Australia: survey of care in the Northern Territory Diabetes in Pregnancy Partnership

scientific article published on 11 October 2014

Improving outcomes after coronary artery bypass surgery: lessons from indigenous Australians

scientific article published on 01 August 2013

Improving postpartum screening after diabetes in pregnancy: Results of a pilot study in remote Australia

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Inclusivity and equity in human microbiome research

scientific article published on 01 February 2019

Indigenous healthcare worker involvement for Indigenous adults and children with asthma

scientific article (publication date: 17 October 2007)

Investigating the feasibility, acceptability and appropriateness of outreach case management in an urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary health care service: a mixed methods exploratory study.

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Is Lp(a) ready for prime time?

scientific article published on 01 September 2014

Lipid profiles and persisting inflammation following critical illness in a central Australian population: a prospective longitudinal observational study

scientific article published on 01 April 2013

Listen, understand, collaborate: developing innovative strategies to improve health service utilisation by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men

scientific article published on 09 July 2019

Longitudinal displacement of the carotid wall and cardiovascular risk factors: associations with aging, adiposity, blood pressure and periodontal disease independent of cross-sectional distensibility and intima-media thickness.

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Maternal body mass index, excess gestational weight gain, and diabetes are positively associated with neonatal adiposity in the Pregnancy and Neonatal Diabetes Outcomes in Remote Australia (PANDORA) study

scientific article published on 16 January 2019

Measuring the gap-it may well be worse than we thought

scientific article published on 01 December 2010

Medical Management of Rheumatic Heart Disease: A Systematic Review of the Evidence

scientific article published on 01 July 2018

Men, hearts and minds: developing and piloting culturally specific psychometric tools assessing psychosocial stress and depression in central Australian Aboriginal men.

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Non-communicable diseases, infection and survival in a retrospective cohort of Indigenous and non-Indigenous adults in central Australia

scientific article published on 19 July 2013

Northern Territory Heart Failure Initiative-Clinical Audit (NTHFI-CA)-a prospective database on the quality of care and outcomes for acute decompensated heart failure admission in the Northern Territory: study design and rationale.

scientific article published on 29 January 2014

Nutritional predictors of chronic disease in a Central Australian Aboriginal cohort: A multi-mixture modelling analysis

scientific article published on 25 November 2015

Nutritional predictors of successful chronic disease prevention for a community cohort in Central Australia

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Our journey, our story: a study protocol for the evaluation of a co-design framework to improve services for Aboriginal youth mental health and well-being

Outcome following valve surgery in Australia: development of an enhanced database module

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Outcomes after mitral valve surgery for rheumatic heart disease.

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Overcoming cardiovascular disease in Indigenous Australians.

scientific article published on January 2017

Overcoming the tyranny of distance: An analysis of outreach visits to optimise secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease in high-risk individuals living in Central Australia

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Overview: the 2nd Indigenous Cardiovascular Health Conference of the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand.

scientific article published on 9 August 2012

PCSK9 Inhibitors in Hyperlipidemia: Current Status and Clinical Outlook

scientific article published on 01 June 2017

Periodontal disease and chronic kidney disease among Aboriginal adults; an RCT.

scientific article published on 31 October 2015

Periodontal disease and dental caries among Indigenous Australians living in the Northern Territory, Australia.

scientific article published on 4 February 2014

Periodontal therapy and glycaemic control among individuals with type 2 diabetes: reflections from the PerioCardio study

scientific article published in June 2016

Preconception care for women with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A mixed-methods study of provider knowledge and practice

scientific article published on 5 May 2017

Predicting in-hospital death during acute presentation with pulmonary embolism to facilitate early discharge and outpatient management.

scientific article published on 13 July 2017

Pregnancy And Neonatal Diabetes Outcomes in Remote Australia (PANDORA) Study

scientific article

Pregnancy And Neonatal Diabetes Outcomes in Remote Australia: the PANDORA study-an observational birth cohort

scientific article published on 01 February 2019

Pregnancy stress, healthy pregnancy and birth outcomes - the need for early preventative approaches in pregnant Australian Indigenous women: a prospective longitudinal cohort study

scientific article published on 17 January 2019

Progress in adolescent health and wellbeing: tracking 12 headline indicators for 195 countries and territories, 1990-2016

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Progression of Kidney Disease in Indigenous Australians: The eGFR Follow-up Study.

scientific article published on 13 April 2016

Psychological distress and ischaemic heart disease: cause or consequence? Evidence from a large prospective cohort study

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Psychological distress and self-rated oral health among a convenience sample of Indigenous Australians.

scientific article published on 11 December 2014

Rationale and design of the Kanyini guidelines adherence with the polypill (Kanyini-GAP) study: a randomised controlled trial of a polypill-based strategy amongst indigenous and non indigenous people at high cardiovascular risk

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Reaching cardiovascular prevention guideline targets with a polypill-based approach: a meta-analysis of randomised clinical trials

scientific article published on 28 June 2018

Real-world experience of metformin use in pregnancy: Observational data from the Northern Territory Diabetes in Pregnancy Clinical Register.

scientific article published on 25 January 2019

Recommendations arising from the inaugural CSANZ Conference on Indigenous Cardiovascular Health

scientific article published on 07 April 2010

Response to Letter to the Editor: Essential Service Standards for Equitable National Cardiovascular Care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

scientific article published on 27 March 2015

Response to the Letter by Kawada et al. regarding the manuscript entitled "The metabolic syndrome and CVD outcomes for a central Australian cohort".

scientific article published in October 2013

Resting heart rate, physiological stress and disadvantage in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians: analysis from a cross-sectional study

scientific article published on 11 February 2016

Rheumatic Fever Follow-Up Study (RhFFUS) protocol: a cohort study investigating the significance of minor echocardiographic abnormalities in Aboriginal Australian and Torres Strait Islander children.

scientific article

Rheumatic heart disease in Indigenous children in northern Australia: differences in prevalence and the challenges of screening.

scientific article published on September 2015

Social and economic factors, maternal behaviours in pregnancy and neonatal adiposity in the PANDORA cohort

scientific article published on 19 January 2020

Social and emotional wellbeing assessment instruments for use with Indigenous Australians: A critical review.

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Sociodemographic variations in the amount, duration and cost of potentially preventable hospitalisation for chronic conditions among Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Australians: a period prevalence study of linked public hospital data

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Strategies that target the utilization of primary health care services by Indigenous men in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and America: a comprehensive systematic review protocol.

scientific article published on 14 October 2015

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

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Study protocol: Audit and Best Practice for Chronic Disease Extension (ABCDE) Project

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Systematic review to inform prevention and management of chronic disease for Indigenous Australians: overview and priorities.

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Tackling Cardiovascular Risk in Type 2 Diabetes: Does Baseline Glucose Control Matter?

scientific article published on 01 October 2018

Targeting obesity, diabetes and the metabolic syndrome: are we trying to close the barn door after the horse bolted?

scientific article published on 21 February 2014

Telehealth in Australia: an evolution in health care services

scientific article published on 01 July 2013

Ten principles relevant to health research among Indigenous Australian populations

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The Effect of a Cardiovascular Polypill Strategy on Pill Burden

scientific article published on 17 August 2015

The burden and implications of preoperative atrial fibrillation in Australian heart valve surgery patients.

scientific article published on 9 November 2016

The contribution of cardio-metabolic risk factors to estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) decline in Indigenous Australians with and without albuminuria- the eGFR follow-up study.

scientific article published on 14 May 2017

The design and rationale of the Australian Cooperative National Registry of Acute Coronary care, Guideline Adherence and Clinical Events (CONCORDANCE).

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The effect of a periodontal intervention on cardiovascular risk markers in Indigenous Australians with periodontal disease: the PerioCardio study.

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The future of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease in Australia.

scientific article published in August 2012

The impact of an alcohol floor price on critical care admissions in Central Australia

scientific article published on 12 November 2019

The metabolic syndrome and CVD outcomes for a central Australian cohort

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The quality of health research for young Indigenous Australians: systematic review

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Towards the development of a wellbeing model for aboriginal and Torres Strait islander peoples living with chronic disease.

scientific article published on 15 September 2017

Type 2 diabetes in young Indigenous Australians in rural and remote areas: diagnosis, screening, management and prevention

scientific article published on July 2012

Uncovering the determinants of cardiovascular disease among Indigenous people

scientific article published on 01 May 2006

Understanding the utilization of primary health care services by Indigenous men: a systematic review

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Underuse and overuse of anticoagulation for atrial fibrillation: A study in Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians

scientific article published on 4 March 2015

Urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children's exposure to stressful events: a cross-sectional study.

scientific article published on July 2013

Vaccine preventable diseases in indigenous populations - International perspectives. Satellite Symposium of the 5th International Symposium on Pneumococci and Pneumococcal Diseases, April 2006, Alice Springs, Australia.

scientific article published on 27 August 2007

Variation in quality of preventive care for well adults in Indigenous community health centres in Australia.

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Walking an Indigenous Pathway: Bridging the Gap in Cardiovascular Health

scientific article published on 01 June 2019

What Indigenous Australian clients value about primary health care: a systematic review of qualitative evidence.

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What becomes of the broken hearted? Coronary heart disease as a paradigm of cardiovascular disease and poor health among indigenous australians.

scientific article published on 26 August 2005

Working Towards Eye Health Equity for Indigenous Australians with Diabetes

scientific article published on 12 December 2019

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