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Indigenous health

Policy Debate – For Debate

“Mutual” obligation in Indigenous health: can shared responsibility agreements be truly mutual?

Kim S Collard, Heather A D’Antoine, Barbara R Henry, Gavin H Mooney, Dennis G Eggington and Carol A Martin

Med J Aust 2005; 182 (10): 502-504 Free

Dr Ross Ingram Memorial Essay

Fishing, health and stirring stories. The Dr Ross Ingram Memorial Essay Competition 2005

Ruth M Armstrong and Martin B Van Der Weyden

Med J Aust 2005; 182 (10): 541 Free

Community care – Research

Point-of-care testing of HbA1c and blood glucose in a remote Aboriginal Australian community

David D Martin, Timothy W Jones, Elizabeth A Davis, Mark D S Shephard, Hayley Freeman, Graeme P Maguire and Max K Bulsara

Med J Aust 2005; 182 (10): 524-527 Free

Indigenous health – Notice

Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet

Neil J Thomson

Med J Aust 2005; 182 (10): 504 Free

Dr Ross Ingram Memorial Essay

Winning Essay: Fish traps — a significant part of our health and wellbeing

Geoffrey A Angeles

Med J Aust 2005; 182 (10): 541-543 Free

Clinical concerns – Viewpoint

The Royal Darwin Hospital as a centre of excellence for clinical training in Aboriginal health: still a dream

Paul A Bauert

Med J Aust 2005; 182 (10): 528-529 Free

Unequal Treatment – Editorial

Bridging the treatment gap for Indigenous Australians

Joan Cunningham, Alan Cass and Peter C Arnold

Med J Aust 2005; 182 (10): 505-506 Free

Dr Ross Ingram Memorial Essay

Passages from essays by the finalists

Med J Aust 2005; 182 (10): 506-540 Free

Clinical concerns – Research

Zinc and vitamin A supplementation in Australian Indigenous children with acute diarrhoea: a randomised controlled trial

Patricia C Valery, David M Purdie, Paul J Torzillo, Peter A Stewart, Naomi C Boyce, Anne B Chang, Andrew V White, Gavin R Wheaton and John Wakerman

Med J Aust 2005; 182 (10): 530-535 Free

Unequal Treatment – Research

Rates of percutaneous coronary interventions and bypass surgery after acute myocardial infarction in Indigenous patients

Michael D Coory and Warren F Walsh

Med J Aust 2005; 182 (10): 507-512 Free

Research

Stage at diagnosis and cancer survival for Indigenous Australians in the Northern Territory

John R Condon, Tony Barnes, Bruce K Armstrong, Sid Selva-Nayagam and J Mark Elwood

Med J Aust 2005; 182 (6): 277-280 Free

Editorials

Helicobacter pylori infection in Indigenous Australians: a serious health issue?

Nicholas J Talley

Med J Aust 2005; 182 (5): 205-206 Free

Editorials

Immunisation: reducing health inequality for Indigenous Australians

Peter B McIntyre and Robert I Menzies

Med J Aust 2005; 182 (5): 207-208 Free

Research

Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori in Indigenous Western Australians: comparison between urban and remote rural populations

Helen M Windsor, Susan D Morrow, Barry J Marshall, Emmanuel A Abioye-Kuteyi, Jacqueline M Leber and Max K Bulsara

Med J Aust 2005; 182 (5): 210-213 Free

Conference report

Reducing the impact of cancer in Indigenous communities: ways forward

Ray M Lowenthal, Paul B Grogan and Ellen T Kerrins

Med J Aust 2005; 182 (3): 105-106 Free

Letters

Major burns: incidence, treatment and outcomes in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people in Western Australia

Fiona M Wood, Bess V Fowler, Daniel McAullay and Jocelyn R Jones

Med J Aust 2005; 182 (3): 138 Free

Research

Is the Framingham coronary heart disease absolute risk function applicable to Aboriginal people?

Zhiqiang Wang and Wendy E Hoy

Med J Aust 2005; 182 (2): 66-69 Free

True stories

A seachange for a city GP

Glynis A Johns

Med J Aust 2004; 181 (11): 650-651 Free

Editorials

Towards health equity through an adult health check for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

Naomi R Mayers and Sophie Couzos

Med J Aust 2004; 181 (10): 531-532 Free

Letters

Institutional racism in Australian healthcare: a plea for decency

Raymond S Hyslop

Med J Aust 2004; 181 (10): 580 Free

Letters

Institutional racism in Australian healthcare: a plea for decency

Christopher R Strakosch

Med J Aust 2004; 181 (10): 580 Free

Public health

Impact of hepatitis A vaccination of Indigenous children on notifications of hepatitis A in north Queensland

Jeffrey N Hanna, Susan L Hills and Jan L Humphreys

Med J Aust 2004; 181 (9): 482-485 Free

Letters

Gouty arthritis in Australian Aboriginals: more common than previously suspected

Kim Hoe Chan and Murugasu Segasothy

Med J Aust 2004; 181 (3): 172 Free

Indigenous health

The upsurge of interest in Indigenous health in the 1950s and 1960s

David P Thomas

Med J Aust 2004; 180 (10): 521-523 Free

Editorials

Indigenous health: tell us your story

Ruth M Armstrong and Martin B Van Der Weyden

Med J Aust 2004; 180 (10): 492 Free