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Relatively disadvantaged children might benefit more from attending childcare, as indicated by the positive estimated effects found for those who never attended childcare
Collaboration between clinicians and researchers is required to establish the prevalence and disease burden of type 2 diabetes among Indigenous young people
These findings suggest an urgent need for multisectoral primary prevention of traumatic brain injury
The excess stroke incidence in Aboriginal South Australians appears substantial, especially in those aged <55 years
This research highlights the critical emerging role of peer support workers in home visiting family support in a remote area of Australia
Histo-blood group antigens (HBGAs) may influence immune responses to rotavirus vaccination.
Chronic disease remains the leading cause of morbidity and mortality among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Australia. Regular structured, comprehensive health assessments are available to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as annual health checks funded through the Medicare Benefits Schedule.
To investigate the association between the lack of dental service utilisation and dental caries in Australian Indigenous children.
Bacterial skin infections and scabies disproportionately affect children in resource-poor countries as well as underprivileged children in high-income countries. Atopic dermatitis is a common childhood dermatosis that predisposes to bacterial skin infection.
Environmental factors including household crowding and inadequate washing facilities underpin recurrent streptococcal infections in childhood that cause acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and subsequent rheumatic heart disease (RHD).