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Indigenous health

Research letters

Improving communication with Aboriginal hospital inpatients: a quasi‐experimental interventional study

The Communicate Study group*

Med J Aust 2020; 213 (4): 180-181 Free

Editorial

Community leadership and empowerment are essential for eliminating rheumatic heart disease

Jonathan R Carapetis and Alex Brown

Med J Aust 2020; 213 (3): 116-117 Free

Research

Hyperendemic rheumatic heart disease in a remote Australian town identified by echocardiographic screening

Joshua R Francis, Helen Fairhurst, Hilary Hardefeldt, Shannon Brown, Chelsea Ryan, Kurt Brown, Greg Smith, Roz Baartz, Ari Horton, Gillian Whalley, James Marangou, Alex Kaethner, Anthony DK Draper, Christian L James, Alice G Mitchell, Jennifer Yan, Anna Ralph and Bo Remenyi

Med J Aust 2020; 213 (3): 118-123 Free

Editorials

Critically ill Indigenous Australians and mortality: a complex story

Paul J Secombe, Alex Brown, Michael J Bailey and David Pilcher

Med J Aust 2020; 213 (1): 13-14 Free

Guidelines

Screening, assessment and management of type 2 diabetes mellitus in children and adolescents: Australasian Paediatric Endocrine Group guidelines

Alexia S Peña, Jacqueline A Curran, Michelle Fuery, Catherine George, Craig A Jefferies, Kristine Lobley, Karissa Ludwig, Ann M Maguire, Emily Papadimos, Aimee Peters, Fiona Sellars, Jane Speight, Angela Titmuss, Dyanne Wilson, Jencia Wong, Caroline Worth and Rachana Dahiya

Med J Aust 2020; 213 (1): 30-43

Research

Long term outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians after hospital intensive care

William G Mitchell, Adam Deane, Alex Brown, Shailesh Bihari, Hao Wong, Rajaram Ramadoss and Mark Finnis

Med J Aust 2020; 213 (1): 16-21 Free

Reflection

What ngidhi yinaaru nhal yayi (this woman told me) about smoking during pregnancy

Michelle Bovill

Med J Aust 2020; 212 (8): 358-359.e1 Free

Perspectives

Queensland's new Human Rights Act and the right to access health services

Claire E Brolan

Med J Aust 2020; 213 (4): 158-160.e1

Consensus statement

Cardiovascular disease risk assessment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults aged under 35 years: a consensus statement

Jason W Agostino, Deborah Wong, Ellie Paige, Vicki Wade, Cia Connell, Maureen E Davey, David P Peiris, Dana Fitzsimmons, C Paul Burgess, Ray Mahoney, Emma Lonsdale, Peter Fernando, Leone Malamoo, Sandra Eades, Alex Brown, Garry Jennings, Raymond W Lovett and Emily Banks

Med J Aust 2020; 212 (9): 422-427 Free

Perspectives

More than a refresh required for closing the gap of Indigenous health inequality

Chelsea J Bond and David Singh

Med J Aust 2020; 212 (5): 198-199.e1 Free

Perspectives

Lessons learned in genetic research with Indigenous Australian participants

Steven YC Tong, Heather D'Antoine, Melita McKinnon, Kyle Turner, Maui Hudson, Ngiare Brown, Jonathan R Carapetis and Dawn C Bessarab

Med J Aust 2020; 212 (5): 200-202.e1 Free

Perspectives

Investing in the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adolescents: a foundation for achieving health equity

Peter Azzopardi, Ngaree Blow, Tara Purcell, Ngiare Brown, Tirritpa Ritchie and Alex Brown

Med J Aust 2020; 212 (5): 202-204.e1 Free

Editorials

Time to develop guidelines for screening and management of atrial fibrillation in Indigenous Australians

Nicole Lowres and Ben Freedman

Med J Aust 2020; 212 (5): 212-213 Free

Editorials

Ending cheap alcohol gets promising results

Mike Daube and Julia Stafford

Med J Aust 2020; 212 (5): 214-215

Research

Differences in stroke risk and cardiovascular mortality for Aboriginal and other Australian patients with atrial fibrillation

Lee Nedkoff, Erin A Kelty, Joseph Hung, Sandra C Thompson and Judith M Katzenellenbogen

Med J Aust 2020; 212 (5): 215-221 Free

Perspectives

Setting the record straight: sexually transmissible infections and sexual abuse in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities

James S Ward, Belinda Hengel, Donna Ah Chee, Olga Havnen and John D Boffa

Med J Aust 2020; 212 (5): 205-207.e1 Free

Research letters

Validating Indigenous status in a regional Queensland hospital emergency department dataset with patient‐linked data

Mary O'Loughlin, Linton Harriss, Jane Mills, Fintan Thompson and Robyn McDermott

Med J Aust 2020; 212 (5): 230-231 Free

Systematic review

Non‐clinical eye care support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians: a systematic review

Aryati Yashadhana, Ling Lee, Jessica Massie and Anthea Burnett

Med J Aust 2020; 212 (5): 222-228 Free

Letters

Clinical characteristics of Western Australian children diagnosed with type 2 diabetes before 10 years of age

Jacqueline A Curran, Aveni Haynes and Elizabeth A Davis

Med J Aust 2020; 212 (2): 95-95.e1

Research letters

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

Paul J Secombe, Penny Stewart, Alex Brown, Michael J Bailey and David Pilcher

Med J Aust 2020; 212 (5): 229-230 Free

Perspectives

Equity for Indigenous Australians in intensive care

Paul J Secombe, Alex Brown, Michael J Bailey and David Pilcher

Med J Aust 2019; 211 (7): 297-299.e1 Free

Perspectives

Public health and economic perspectives on acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease

Jeffrey Cannon, Dawn C Bessarab, Rosemary Wyber and Judith M Katzenellenbogen

Med J Aust 2019; 211 (6): 250-252.e1

Editorials

Socio‐economic disadvantage and cardiovascular risk factors in young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians

Katherine A Thurber and Katy JL Bell

Med J Aust 2019; 211 (6): 259-260 Free

Research

The Australian Aboriginal Birth Cohort study: socio‐economic status at birth and cardiovascular risk factors to 25 years of age

Markus Juonala, Pauline Sjöholm, Katja Pahkala, Susan Ellul, Noora Kartiosuo, Belinda Davison and Gurmeet R Singh

Med J Aust 2019; 211 (6): 265-270 Free

Letters

Screening for perinatal depression and predictors of underscreening: findings of the Born in Queensland study

Macarena A San Martin Porter, Steve Kisely and Rosa Alati

Med J Aust 2019; 211 (4): 190-190.e1