Description |
xxxi, 519 pages ; 23 cm |
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regular print |
Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Introduction (Neil Thomson) -- 1. The need for Indigenous health information, Neil Thomson -- 2. The economic and social context of Indigenous health, Jon Altman -- 3. Births, deaths and hospitalization, Neil Thomson and -- 4. Nutrition and growth, Jane Burns and Jen Irvine -- 5. Diabetes, Jen Irvine, Ellie Kirov, and Neil Thomson -- 6. Mental health, Ernest Hunter -- 7. Substance misuse among Indigenous Australians, Dennis Gray and Sherry Saggers -- 8. Cardiovascular disease, Neil Thomson and Janette Brooks -- 9. Cancer, Ellie Kirov, Jacinta Francis and Neil Thomson -- 10. Respiratory system disorders, Neil Thomson, Ellie Kirov, and Mohammed Ali -- 11. Ear disease and hearing loss, Samantha Burrow and Neil Thomson -- 12. Eye health, Jane Burns and Neil Thomson -- 13. Gastrointestinal disorders, Mohammed Ali and Neil Thomson -- 14. Indigenous oral health, Jane Harford, John Spencer and Kaye Roberts-Thomson -- 15. Disorders of the renal-urologic system, Samantha Burrow and Neil Thomson -- 16. Skin infections and infestations, Bart Currie and Bianca McGougan -- 17. Pneumococcal disease, Peter McIntyre -- 18. Other communicable diseases, Jane Burns, Samantha Burrow, Melissa Pumphrey, Etham Sims, and Neil Thomson -- 19. Injury, Neil Thomson and Janette Brooks -- 20. Disabilities, Jane Burns and Neil Thomson -- 21. Summary, Neil Thomason |
Summary |
Taking a public health approach, 'The Health of Indigenous Australians' places detailed information about specific health conditions affecting indigenous people within a broad social framework |
Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Also available online (Table of contents) |
Subject |
Health Status -- Australia
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Health status indicators -- Australia.
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Indigenous peoples -- Health and hygiene -- Australia.
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Torres Strait Islanders -- Medical care.
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Health promotion -- Australia.
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Health planning -- Australia.
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Torres Strait Islanders -- Health and hygiene.
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Aboriginal Australians -- Medical care.
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Aboriginal Australians -- Diseases.
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Aboriginal Australians -- Health and hygiene.
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Social Conditions.
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Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples -- ethnology
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Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples -- statistics & numerical data
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Health Status.
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Socioeconomic Factors.
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Health Status.
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SUBJECT |
Australia. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001315 |
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Australia -- ethnology. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001315Q000208 |
Author |
Thomson, Neil, editor
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LC no. |
2004401379 |
ISBN |
0195512200 : |
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