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Indigenous health

Editorials

The health of Indigenous Australians

Geoff Thompson, Nicholas J Talley and Kelvin M Kong

Med J Aust 2017; 207 (1): 19-20 Free

Perspectives

Caring for country and the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians

Rosalie Schultz and Sheree Cairney

Med J Aust 2017; 207 (1): 8-10 Free

Letters

The excess burden of severe sepsis in Indigenous Australian children: can anything be done?

Luregn J Schlapbach, Justyna A Ostrowski and Graeme MacLaren

Med J Aust 2017; 207 (1): 45-46 Free

Short reports

The general health of a cohort of Aboriginal children (0–7 years) in Sydney

Elizabeth J Comino, Emma Elcombe, Bin B Jalaludin, Lynn A Kemp, Darryl Wright and Mark F Harris

Med J Aust 2017; 207 (1): 37-38 Free

Editorials

Dignity, social investment and the Indigenous health gap

Michael G Marmot

Med J Aust 2017; 207 (1): 20-21 Free

Perspectives

Recognising the communication gap in Indigenous health care

Robert Amery

Med J Aust 2017; 207 (1): 13-15 Free

Letters

Trends in cancer incidence and survival for Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in the Northern Territory

Robyn Hopkins and Kate A Dolan

Med J Aust 2017; 207 (1): 46 Free

Short reports

The gap reversed: a review of site of death in the Top End

Eswaran Waran, Mohammad Y Zubair and Niamh O'Connor

Med J Aust 2017; 207 (1): 39 Free

Editorials

Including minority populations in research: we must do better

Annette J Braunack-Mayer and Odette R Gibson, for the CREATE Methods Group

Med J Aust 2017; 207 (1): 22-23 Free

Perspectives

Embedding cultural safety in Australia’s main health care standards

Martin Laverty, Dennis R McDermott and Tom Calma

Med J Aust 2017; 207 (1): 15-16 Free

Narrative review

Cardiac care for Indigenous Australians: practical considerations from a clinical perspective

Warren F Walsh and Nadarajah Kangaharan

Med J Aust 2017; 207 (1): 40-45 Free

Editorials

“Has he eaten salt?”: communication difficulties in health care

Alison Phipps

Med J Aust 2017; 207 (1): 23-24 Free

Perspectives

Disparities in experiences and outcomes of hospital care between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal patients in New South Wales

Kim Sutherland, Diane Hindmarsh, Katinka Moran and Jean-Frederic Levesque

Med J Aust 2017; 207 (1): 17-18 Free

Research

Adherence to diabetic eye examination guidelines in Australia: the National Eye Health Survey

Joshua Foreman, Stuart Keel, Jing Xie, Peter Van Wijngaarden, Hugh R Taylor and Mohamed Dirani

Med J Aust 2017; 206 (9): 402-406 Free

Perspectives

Failing to plan is planning to fail: advance care directives and the Aboriginal people of the Top End

Eswaran Waran, Sharon Wallace and Jonathan Dodson-Jauncey

Med J Aust 2017; 206 (9): 377

Editorials

Reducing the incidence of burn injuries to Indigenous Australian children

Roy M Kimble and Bronwyn R Griffin

Med J Aust 2017; 206 (9): 389-390

Research

Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australian children hospitalised for burn injuries: a population data linkage study

Holger Möller, Lara Harvey, Kathleen Falster, Rebecca Ivers, Kathleen F Clapham and Louisa Jorm

Med J Aust 2017; 206 (9): 392-397 Free

Research

Trends in the prevalence of hepatitis B infection among women giving birth in New South Wales

Lucy Deng, Joanne Reekie, James S Ward, Andrew Hayen, John M Kaldor, Marlene Kong, Jennifer M Hunt and Bette Liu

Med J Aust 2017; 206 (7): 301-305 Free

Research

Human papillomavirus vaccination and genital warts in young Indigenous Australians: national sentinel surveillance data

Hammad Ali, Hamish McManus, Catherine C O'Connor, Denton Callander, Marlene Kong, Simon Graham, Dina Saulo, Christopher K Fairley, David G Regan, Andrew Grulich, Nicola Low, Rebecca J Guy and Basil Donovan

Med J Aust 2017; 206 (5): 204-209 Free

Letters

The economic benefits of eliminating Indigenous health inequality in the Northern Territory

Yuejen Zhao

Med J Aust 2017; 206 (4): 186

Research

Time to clinical investigation for Indigenous and non-Indigenous Queensland women after a high grade abnormal Pap smear, 2000–2009

Lisa J Whop, Peter D Baade, Julia ML Brotherton, Karen Canfell, Joan Cunningham, Dorota Gertig, Kamalini Lokuge, Gail Garvey, Suzanne P Moore, Abbey Diaz, Dianne L O'Connell, Patricia Valery, David M Roder and John R Condon

Med J Aust 2017; 206 (2): 73-77 Free

Research

The burden of invasive infections in critically ill Indigenous children in Australia

Justyna A Ostrowski, Graeme MacLaren, Janet Alexander, Penny Stewart, Sheena Gune, Joshua R Francis, Subodh Ganu, Marino Festa, Simon J Erickson, Lahn Straney and Luregn J Schlapbach

Med J Aust 2017; 206 (2): 78-84 Free

Letters

Crusted scabies in northern and central Australia — now is the time for eradication

Simon Quilty, Thomas S Kaye and Bart J Currie

Med J Aust 2017; 206 (2): 96

Letters

Grampians — Closing the Gap in Indigenous eye health

Uma Jatkar, Mitchell D Anjou and Hugh R Taylor

Med J Aust 2017; 206 (2): 97

Editorials

The excess burden of severe sepsis in Indigenous Australian children: can anything be done?

Pamela Palasanthiran and Asha C Bowen

Med J Aust 2017; 206 (2): 71-72 Free