Aborigines in remote areas of Australia have much higher rates of renal disease, as well as
hypertension and cardiovascular disease, than non-Aboriginal Australians. We compared …

Australia's Indigenous people have high rates of chronic kidney disease and kidney failure.
To define renal disease among these people, we reviewed 643 renal biopsies on …

Epidemiological and experimental studies show that the risk of cardiovascular and
metabolic diseases at adulthood is inversely related to the weight at birth. Although with less …

Background Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are a leading cause of death among
adults in sub-Saharan Africa, and chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a growing public health …

Living donor kidney transplantation (LDKT) offers better quality of life and clinical outcomes,
including patient survival, compared with remaining on dialysis or receiving a deceased …

Objective To determine the prevalence rates of hypertension, diabetes, ischaemic heart
disease (IHD), renal disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and their …

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is one component of a spectrum of chronic disease in
Aboriginal Australians. CKD is marked by albuminuria, which predicts renal failure and …

Objective: To estimate the magnitude of excess risk for proteinuria, high blood pressure and
diabetes in Australian Aboriginal adults in three remote communities by comparing them …

Background: Chronic kidney disease is more prevalent among First Nations people than in
non-First Nations people. Emerging research suggests that First Nations people are subject …

Objective To report the short‐term experiences and outcomes of a program to support
chronic disease management in three remote communities in Top End Northern Territory …