The poor health of Indigenous Australians is highlighted by the fact that their life expectancy
is 17 years less than that of non-Indigenous Australians. The cause of this health disparity is …

Introduction: The health of Indigenous Australians remains appalling. The causes of this
situation are multi-factorial, however one contributing factor is poor medication compliance …

Objective To describe antibiotic prescription rates for Australian Aboriginal children aged< 2
years living in three remote Northern Territory communities. Design A retrospective cohort …

Camp dogs in indigenous communities in the Western Australian Kimberley Region, share
the domestic environment with humans and have the potential to act as carriers of, and …

Introduction: In Australia, Home Medicines Review (HMR) has been found to be an
important tool to raise awareness of medication safety, reduce adverse events and improve …

Background The trajectory of lung function decline among Indigenous patients with or
without underlying chronic airway disease (COPD and concomitant bronchiectasis) and with …

Introduction: The health of Indigenous Australians is exceptionally poor compared with that
of non-Indigenous Australians. Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death, the …

Introduction: Our previous study explored the views of Aboriginal health workers (AHWs) in
mid western New South Wales (NSW), Australia, in relation to pharmacy and the access to …

BACKGROUND:'Compliance'is an important issue for the health of the Aboriginal people.
The word implies that patients are not following the doctor's' rules'. Concordance may be a …

The burden of acute and chronic disease in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
population is well documented. Medicines are important for treatment and prophylaxis, but …