The Medical journal of Australia
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Randomized Controlled Trial
An education intervention for childhood asthma by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workers: a randomised controlled trial.
To assess the outcomes of an education intervention for childhood asthma conducted by Australian Indigenous health care workers (IHCWs). ⋯ A community-based asthma education program conducted by trained IHCWs improves some important asthma outcomes in Indigenous children with asthma.
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Comparative Study
Clinical oral health outcomes in young Australian Aboriginal adults compared with national-level counterparts.
To compare clinical oral health outcomes between a birth cohort of young Australian Aboriginal adults and age-matched, national-level counterparts. ⋯ Adverse clinical oral health outcomes were 2-11 times higher in a cohort of young Australian Aboriginal adults than their age-matched, nationally representative counterparts.
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To explore emerging themes related to the mental health of Aboriginal children and adolescents ("young people") arising from focus groups conducted in Sydney, New South Wales. ⋯ Clinicians working with Aboriginal young people should be mindful of the critical importance of family and identity issues and should assess possible physical health or social factors that may complicate a diagnosis. Improvements in access to mental health services for Aboriginal families and a more holistic approach to mental health treatment are urgently required.