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Title The health of indigenous Australians / edited by Neil Thomson
Published South Melbourne, Vic. : Oxford University Press, 2003

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Description xxxi, 519 pages ; 23 cm
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
Health status indicators -- Australia.
Indigenous peoples -- Health and hygiene -- Australia.
Torres Strait Islanders -- Medical care.
Health promotion -- Australia.
Health planning -- Australia.
Torres Strait Islanders -- Health and hygiene.
Aboriginal Australians -- Medical care.
Aboriginal Australians -- Diseases.
Aboriginal Australians -- Health and hygiene.
Social Conditions.
Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples -- ethnology
Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples -- statistics & numerical data
Health Status.
Socioeconomic Factors.
Health Status.
SUBJECT Australia. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001315
Australia -- ethnology. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001315Q000208
Author Thomson, Neil, editor
LC no. 2004401379
ISBN 0195512200 :