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Arabena K (2006)
Preachers, policies and power: the reproductive health of adolescent Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Australia [conference keynote].
Health Promotion Journal of Australia;17(2):85-90
View abstract: Health Promotion Journal of Australia
View website: Australian Health Promotion Association

Archer J, Bunby R (2006)
Epilepsy in Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in Far North Queensland.
Medical Journal of Australia;184(12):607-610
View paper: Medical Journal of Australia (HTML)
View paper: Medical Journal of Australia (PDF - 227KB)

Armstrong R (2006)
Mental health, grief and family ties. The Dr Ross Ingram Memorial Essay Competition 2006.
Medical Journal of Australia;184(10):518
View paper: Medical Journal of Australia (HTML)
View paper: Medical Journal of Australia (PDF - 305KB)

Baker A, Ivers R, Bowman J, Butler T, Kay-Lambkin F, et al. (2006)
Where there's smoke, there's fire: high prevalence of smoking among some sub-populations and recommendations for intervention.
Drug and Alcohol Review;25(1):85-96
View abstract: Drug and Alcohol Review
View website: Taylor and Francis (publishers)

Benson J, Wilson A, Stocks N, Moulding N (2006)
Muscle pain as an indicator of vitamin D deficiency in an urban Australian Aboriginal population.
Medical Journal of Australia;185(2):76-77
View paper: Medical Journal of Australia (HTML)
View paper: Medical Journal of Australia (PDF - 138KB)

Brady M, Nicholls R, Henderson G, Byrne J (2006)
The role of a rural sobering-up centre in managing alcohol-related harm to Aboriginal people in South Australia.
Drug and Alcohol Review;25(3):201-206
View abstract: Drug and Alcohol Review
View website: Taylor and Francis (publishers)

Chikritzhs T, Brady M (2006)
Fact or fiction?: a critique of the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey 2002.
Drug and Alcohol Review;25(3):277-287
View abstract: Drug and Alcohol Review
View website: Taylor and Francis (publishers)

Clough A (2006)
Some costs and challenges of conducting follow-up studies of substance use in remote Aboriginal communities: an example from the Northern Territory.
Drug and Alcohol Review;25(5):455-458
View abstract: Drug and Alcohol Review
View website: Taylor and Francis (publishers)

Daniel M, Rowley KG, O'Dea K (2006)
Test agreement for classifying diabetes in Indigenous Australians.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health;30(2):128-131
View abstract: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
View website: Public Health Association of Australia

Foster D, Williams R, Campbell D, Davis V, Pepperill L (2006)
'Researching ourselves back to life': new ways of conducting Aboriginal alcohol research.
Drug and Alcohol Review;25(3):213-217
View abstract: Drug and Alcohol Review
View website: Taylor and Francis (publishers)

Freemantle CJ, Read AW, de Klerk NH, McAullay D, Anderson IP, et al. (2006)
Patterns, trends, and increasing disparities in mortality for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal infants born in Western Australia, 1980-2001: population database study.
Lancet;367(9524):1758-1766

Using data from the Western Australia Maternal and Child Health Research Database (MCHRDB), this article examines trends in infant mortality rates (all-cause and cause-specific) for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal infants born in Western Australia from 1980 to 2001. Findings draw attention to the higher death rates among Aboriginal infants compared with their non-Aboriginal peers. This highlights the need to work in partnership with Aboriginal communities to implement and assess policies to reduce the continuing social and economic disadvantage faced by Aboriginal families.

Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract

Hogan E, Boffa J, Rosewarne C, Bell S, Ah Chee D (2006)
What price do we pay to prevent alcohol-related harms in Aboriginal communities?: the Alice Springs trial of liquor licensing restrictions.
Drug and Alcohol Review;25(3):207-212
View abstract: Drug and Alcohol Review
View website: Taylor and Francis (publishers)

Ivers RG, Castro A, Parfitt D, Bailie RS, d'Abbs PH, et al. (2006)
Evaluation of a multi-component community tobacco intervention in three remote Australian Aboriginal communities.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health;30(2):132-136
View abstract: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
View website: Public Health Association of Australia

Ivers RG, Castro A, Parfitt D, Bailie RS, Richmond RL, et al. (2006)
The role of remote community stores in reducing the harm resulting from tobacco to Aboriginal people.
Drug and Alcohol Review;25(3):195-199
View abstract: Drug and Alcohol Review
View website: Taylor and Francis (publishers)

Jones R, Smith F (2006)
Are there health benefits from improving basic nutrition in a remote Aboriginal community?
Australian Family Physician;35(6):453-454
View abstract: Australian Family Physician (HTML)
View website: Royal Australian College of General Practitioners

Kelaher M, Dunt D, Taylor-Thomson D, Harrison N, O'Donoghue L, et al. (2006)
Improving access to medicines among clients of remote area Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health services.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health;30(2):177-183
View abstract: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health (HTML)
View website: Public Health Association of Australia

Larkins SL, Geia LK, Panaretto KS (2006)
Consultations in general practice and at an Aboriginal community controlled health service: do they differ?
Rural and Remote Health;6(3):Article 560.
Available from http://rrh.deakin.edu.au
View paper: Rural and Remote Health (HTML)
View paper: Rural and Remote Health (PDF)

McDermott D (2006)
Unknown family at the taxi stand. The Dr Ross Ingram Memorial Essay Competition 2006.
Medical Journal of Australia;184(10):519-520
View paper: Medical Journal of Australia (HTML)
View paper: Medical Journal of Australia (PDF)

McGrath C (2006)
'The biggest worry..': research findings on pain management for Aboriginal peoples in Northern Territory, Australia.
Rural and Remote Health;6(3):Article 269.
Available from http://rrh.deakin.edu.au
View paper: Rural and Remote Health (HTML)
View paper: Rural and Remote Health (PDF)

Measey ML, Li SQ, Parker R, Wang Z (2006)
Suicide in the Northern Territory, 1981-2002.
Medical Journal of Australia;185(6):315-319
View paper: Medical Journal of Australia (HTML)
View paper: Medical Journal of Australia (PDF - 292KB)

Murray RB, Wronski I (2006)
When the tide goes out: health workforce in rural, remote and Indigenous communities.
Medical Journal of Australia;185(1):37-38
View paper: Medical Journal of Australia (HTML)
View paper: Medical Journal of Australia (PDF - 107KB)

Panaretto KS, Dallachy D, Manessis V, Larkins S, Tabrizi S, et al. (2006)
Cervical smear participation and prevalence of sexually transmitted infections in women attending a community-controlled Indigenous health service in North Queensland.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health;30(2):171-176
View abstract: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
View website: Public Health Association of Australia

Panaretto K, Lee H, Mitchell M, Larkins S, Manessis V, et al. (2006)
Risk factors for preterm, low birth weight and small gestational age birth in urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women in Townsville.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health;30(2):163-170
View abstract: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
View website: Public Health Association of Australia

Parker E, Meiklejohn B, Patterson C, Edwards K, Preece C, et al. (2006)
Our games our health: a cultural asset for promoting health in Indigenous communities.
Health Promotion Journal of Australia;17(2):103-108
View abstract: Health Promotion Journal of Australia
View website: Australian Health Promotion Association

Preuss K, Brown JN (2006)
Stopping petrol sniffing in remote Aboriginal Australia: key elements of the Mt Theo program.
Drug and Alcohol Review;25(3):189-193
View abstract: Drug and Alcohol Review
View website: Taylor and Francis (publishers)

Si D, Bailie RS, Togni SJ, d'Abbs PHN, Robinson GW (2006)
Aboriginal health workers and diabetes care in remote community health centres: a mixed method analysis.
Medical Journal of Australia;185(1):40-45
View paper: Medical Journal of Australia (HTML)
View paper: Medical Journal of Australia (PDF - 366KB)

Smith JD, O'Dea K, McDermott R, Connors C, Schmidt B (2006)
Educating to improve population health outcomes in chronic disease: an innovative workforce initiative across remote, rural and Indigenous communities in northern Australia [project report].
Rural and Remote Health;6(3):Article 606.
Available from http://rrh.deakin.edu.au
View paper: Rural and Remote Health (HTML)
View paper: Rural and Remote Health (PDF)

Stamp G, Miller D, Coleman H, Milera A, Taylor J (2006)
'They get a bit funny about going': transfer issues for rural and remote Australian Aboriginal people.
Rural and Remote Health;6(3):Article 536.
Available from http://rrh.deakin.edu.au
View paper: Rural and Remote Health (HTML)
View paper: Rural and Remote Health (PDF)

Thomas DP, Anderson IPS (2006)
Use of emergency departments by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Emergency Medicine Australasia;18:68-76

This article reviews published literature relating to Emergency Department (ED) care of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The literature was found through searching databases, Emergency Medicine (1994-2004), two websites and three bibliographies. It was demonstrated that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples attend ED about twice as often as other Australians. However, many choose to walk out before being seen, possibly indicating that there is greater Indigenous dissatisfaction with ED care. It is suggested that ED staff and the Indigenous hospital liaison staff collaborate more closely with each other combined with regular monitoring of routinely collected ED data. Together they have the potential to improve ED care and therefore contribute to improvements in Indigenous health.

Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract

Thomas DP, Condon JR, Anderson IP, Li SQ, Halpin S, et al. (2006)
Long-term trends in Indigenous deaths from chronic diseases in the Northern Territory: a foot on the brake, a foot on the accelerator.
Medical Journal of Australia;185(3):145-149
View paper: Medical Journal of Australia (HTML)
View paper: Medical Journal of Australia (PDF)

Thomas MC, Weekes AJ, Broadley OJ, Cooper ME, Mathew TH (2006)
The burden of chronic kidney disease in Australian patients with type 2 diabetes (the NEFRON study).
Medical Journal of Australia;185(3):140-144
View paper: Medical Journal of Australia (HTML)
View paper: Medical Journal of Australia (PDF)

Van der Sterren A, Anderson IP, Thorpe LG (2006)
'Individual' harms, community 'harms': reconciling Indigenous values with drug harm minimisation policy.
Drug and Alcohol Review;25(3):219-225
View abstract: Drug and Alcohol Review
View website: Taylor and Francis (publishers)

Wearne B, Chesters J, Whyte S (2006)
Funding sources and consequences: the subverting of an Indigenous community outreach program.
Rural and Remote Health;6(3):Article 542.
Available from http://rrh.deakin.edu.au
View paper: Rural and Remote Health (HTML)
View paper: Rural and Remote Health (PDF)

Williams N, Nasir R, Smither G, Troon S (2006)
Providing opioid substitution treatment to Indigenous heroin users within a community health service setting in Adelaide.
Drug and Alcohol Review;25(3):227-232
View abstract: Drug and Alcohol Review
View website: Taylor and Francis (publishers)



Australian Indigenous HealthBulletin Vol 6 No 3 July 2006 - September 2006: ISSN 1445-7253 A peer-reviewed electronic journal from the Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet Journal articles This section of the Bulletin identifies recent journal articles. If you are aware of any journal articles that would be appropriate for inclusion in this section please contact us. Aboriginal health workers and diabetes care in remote community health centres: a mixed method analysis added 4 July 2006 Are there health benefits from improving basic nutrition in a remote Aboriginal community? added 3 July 2006 Cervical smear participation and prevalence of sexually transmitted infections in women attending a community-controlled Indigenous health service in North Queensland added 13 July 2006 Consultations in general practice and at an Aboriginal community controlled health service: do they differ? added 14 September 2006 Educating to improve population health outcomes in chronic disease: an innovative workforce initiative across remote, rural and Indigenous communities in northern Australia [project report] added 14 September 2006 Epilepsy in Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in Far North Queensland added 3 July 2006 Evaluation of a multi-component community tobacco intervention in three remote Australian Aboriginal communities added 10 July 2006 Fact or fiction?: a critique of the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey 2002 added 8 September 2006 Funding sources and consequences: the subverting of an Indigenous community outreach program added 14 September 2006 Improving access to medicines among clients of remote area Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health services added 12 July 2006 'Individual' harms, community 'harms': reconciling Indigenous values with drug harm minimisation policy added 28 August 2006 Long-term trends in Indigenous deaths from chronic diseases in the Northern Territory: a foot on the brake, a foot on the accelerator added 7 August 2006 Mental health, grief and family ties. The Dr Ross Ingram Memorial Essay Competition 2006 added 3 July 2006 Muscle pain as an indicator of vitamin D deficiency in an urban Australian Aboriginal population added 19 July 2006 Our games our health: a cultural asset for promoting health in Indigenous communities added 23 August 2006 Patterns, trends, and increasing disparities in mortality for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal infants born in Western Australia, 1980-2001: population database study added 11 July 2006 Preachers, policies and power: the reproductive health of adolescent Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Australia [conference keynote] added 22 August 2006 Providing opioid substitution treatment to Indigenous heroin users within a community health service setting in Adelaide added 29 August 2006 'Researching ourselves back to life': new ways of conducting Aboriginal alcohol research added 11 August 2006 Risk factors for preterm, low birth weight and small gestational age birth in urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women in Townsville added 17 July 2006 Some costs and challenges of conducting follow-up studies of substance use in remote Aboriginal communities: an example from the Northern Territory added 5 September 2006 Stopping petrol sniffing in remote Aboriginal Australia: key elements of the Mt Theo program added 16 August 2006 Suicide in the Northern Territory, 1981-2002 added 20 September 2006 Test agreement for classifying diabetes in Indigenous Australians added 6 July 2006 'The biggest worry..': research findings on pain management for Aboriginal peoples in Northern Territory, Australia added 14 September 2006 'They get a bit funny about going': transfer issues for rural and remote Australian Aboriginal people added 14 September 2006 The burden of chronic kidney disease in Australian patients with type 2 diabetes (the NEFRON study) added 9 August 2006 The role of a rural sobering-up centre in managing alcohol-related harm to Aboriginal people in South Australia added 10 August 2006 The role of remote community stores in reducing the harm resulting from tobacco to Aboriginal people added 18 August 2006 Unknown family at the taxi stand. The Dr Ross Ingram Memorial Essay Competition 2006 added 3 July 2006 Use of emergency departments by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people added 25 July 2006 What price do we pay to prevent alcohol-related harms in Aboriginal communities?: the Alice Springs trial of liquor licensing restrictions added 14 August 2006 When the tide goes out: health workforce in rural, remote and Indigenous communities added 4 July 2006 Where there's smoke, there's fire: high prevalence of smoking among some sub-populations and recommendations for intervention added 1 August 2006 Arabena K (2006) Preachers, policies and power: the reproductive health of adolescent Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Australia [conference keynote]. Health Promotion Journal of Australia;17(2):85-90 View abstract: Health Promotion Journal of Australia View website: Australian Health Promotion Association Archer J, Bunby R (2006) Epilepsy in Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in Far North Queensland. Medical Journal of Australia;184(12):607-610 View paper: Medical Journal of Australia (HTML) View paper: Medical Journal of Australia (PDF - 227KB) Armstrong R (2006) Mental health, grief and family ties. The Dr Ross Ingram Memorial Essay Competition 2006. Medical Journal of Australia;184(10):518 View paper: Medical Journal of Australia (HTML) View paper: Medical Journal of Australia (PDF - 305KB) Baker A, Ivers R, Bowman J, Butler T, Kay-Lambkin F, et al. (2006) Where there's smoke, there's fire: high prevalence of smoking among some sub-populations and recommendations for intervention. Drug and Alcohol Review;25(1):85-96 View abstract: Drug and Alcohol Review View website: Taylor and Francis (publishers) Benson J, Wilson A, Stocks N, Moulding N (2006) Muscle pain as an indicator of vitamin D deficiency in an urban Australian Aboriginal population. Medical Journal of Australia;185(2):76-77 View paper: Medical Journal of Australia (HTML) View paper: Medical Journal of Australia (PDF - 138KB) Brady M, Nicholls R, Henderson G, Byrne J (2006) The role of a rural sobering-up centre in managing alcohol-related harm to Aboriginal people in South Australia. Drug and Alcohol Review;25(3):201-206 View abstract: Drug and Alcohol Review View website: Taylor and Francis (publishers) Chikritzhs T, Brady M (2006) Fact or fiction?: a critique of the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey 2002. Drug and Alcohol Review;25(3):277-287 View abstract: Drug and Alcohol Review View website: Taylor and Francis (publishers) Clough A (2006) Some costs and challenges of conducting follow-up studies of substance use in remote Aboriginal communities: an example from the Northern Territory. Drug and Alcohol Review;25(5):455-458 View abstract: Drug and Alcohol Review View website: Taylor and Francis (publishers) Daniel M, Rowley KG, O'Dea K (2006) Test agreement for classifying diabetes in Indigenous Australians. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health;30(2):128-131 View abstract: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health View website: Public Health Association of Australia Foster D, Williams R, Campbell D, Davis V, Pepperill L (2006) 'Researching ourselves back to life': new ways of conducting Aboriginal alcohol research. Drug and Alcohol Review;25(3):213-217 View abstract: Drug and Alcohol Review View website: Taylor and Francis (publishers) Freemantle CJ, Read AW, de Klerk NH, McAullay D, Anderson IP, et al. (2006) Patterns, trends, and increasing disparities in mortality for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal infants born in Western Australia, 1980-2001: population database study. Lancet;367(9524):1758-1766 Using data from the Western Australia Maternal and Child Health Research Database (MCHRDB), this article examines trends in infant mortality rates (all-cause and cause-specific) for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal infants born in Western Australia from 1980 to 2001. Findings draw attention to the higher death rates among Aboriginal infants compared with their non-Aboriginal peers. This highlights the need to work in partnership with Aboriginal communities to implement and assess policies to reduce the continuing social and economic disadvantage faced by Aboriginal families. Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract Hogan E, Boffa J, Rosewarne C, Bell S, Ah Chee D (2006) What price do we pay to prevent alcohol-related harms in Aboriginal communities?: the Alice Springs trial of liquor licensing restrictions. Drug and Alcohol Review;25(3):207-212 View abstract: Drug and Alcohol Review View website: Taylor and Francis (publishers) Ivers RG, Castro A, Parfitt D, Bailie RS, d'Abbs PH, et al. (2006) Evaluation of a multi-component community tobacco intervention in three remote Australian Aboriginal communities. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health;30(2):132-136 View abstract: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health View website: Public Health Association of Australia Ivers RG, Castro A, Parfitt D, Bailie RS, Richmond RL, et al. (2006) The role of remote community stores in reducing the harm resulting from tobacco to Aboriginal people. Drug and Alcohol Review;25(3):195-199 View abstract: Drug and Alcohol Review View website: Taylor and Francis (publishers) Jones R, Smith F (2006) Are there health benefits from improving basic nutrition in a remote Aboriginal community? Australian Family Physician;35(6):453-454 View abstract: Australian Family Physician (HTML) View website: Royal Australian College of General Practitioners Kelaher M, Dunt D, Taylor-Thomson D, Harrison N, O'Donoghue L, et al. (2006) Improving access to medicines among clients of remote area Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health services. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health;30(2):177-183 View abstract: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health (HTML) View website: Public Health Association of Australia Larkins SL, Geia LK, Panaretto KS (2006) Consultations in general practice and at an Aboriginal community controlled health service: do they differ? Rural and Remote Health;6(3):Article 560. Available from http://rrh.deakin.edu.au View paper: Rural and Remote Health (HTML) View paper: Rural and Remote Health (PDF) McDermott D (2006) Unknown family at the taxi stand. The Dr Ross Ingram Memorial Essay Competition 2006. Medical Journal of Australia;184(10):519-520 View paper: Medical Journal of Australia (HTML) View paper: Medical Journal of Australia (PDF) McGrath C (2006) 'The biggest worry..': research findings on pain management for Aboriginal peoples in Northern Territory, Australia. Rural and Remote Health;6(3):Article 269. Available from http://rrh.deakin.edu.au View paper: Rural and Remote Health (HTML) View paper: Rural and Remote Health (PDF) Measey ML, Li SQ, Parker R, Wang Z (2006) Suicide in the Northern Territory, 1981-2002. Medical Journal of Australia;185(6):315-319 View paper: Medical Journal of Australia (HTML) View paper: Medical Journal of Australia (PDF - 292KB) Murray RB, Wronski I (2006) When the tide goes out: health workforce in rural, remote and Indigenous communities. Medical Journal of Australia;185(1):37-38 View paper: Medical Journal of Australia (HTML) View paper: Medical Journal of Australia (PDF - 107KB) Panaretto KS, Dallachy D, Manessis V, Larkins S, Tabrizi S, et al. (2006) Cervical smear participation and prevalence of sexually transmitted infections in women attending a community-controlled Indigenous health service in North Queensland. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health;30(2):171-176 View abstract: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health View website: Public Health Association of Australia Panaretto K, Lee H, Mitchell M, Larkins S, Manessis V, et al. (2006) Risk factors for preterm, low birth weight and small gestational age birth in urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women in Townsville. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health;30(2):163-170 View abstract: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health View website: Public Health Association of Australia Parker E, Meiklejohn B, Patterson C, Edwards K, Preece C, et al. (2006) Our games our health: a cultural asset for promoting health in Indigenous communities. Health Promotion Journal of Australia;17(2):103-108 View abstract: Health Promotion Journal of Australia View website: Australian Health Promotion Association Preuss K, Brown JN (2006) Stopping petrol sniffing in remote Aboriginal Australia: key elements of the Mt Theo program. Drug and Alcohol Review;25(3):189-193 View abstract: Drug and Alcohol Review View website: Taylor and Francis (publishers) Si D, Bailie RS, Togni SJ, d'Abbs PHN, Robinson GW (2006) Aboriginal health workers and diabetes care in remote community health centres: a mixed method analysis. Medical Journal of Australia;185(1):40-45 View paper: Medical Journal of Australia (HTML) View paper: Medical Journal of Australia (PDF - 366KB) Smith JD, O'Dea K, McDermott R, Connors C, Schmidt B (2006) Educating to improve population health outcomes in chronic disease: an innovative workforce initiative across remote, rural and Indigenous communities in northern Australia [project report]. Rural and Remote Health;6(3):Article 606. Available from http://rrh.deakin.edu.au View paper: Rural and Remote Health (HTML) View paper: Rural and Remote Health (PDF) Stamp G, Miller D, Coleman H, Milera A, Taylor J (2006) 'They get a bit funny about going': transfer issues for rural and remote Australian Aboriginal people. Rural and Remote Health;6(3):Article 536. Available from http://rrh.deakin.edu.au View paper: Rural and Remote Health (HTML) View paper: Rural and Remote Health (PDF) Thomas DP, Anderson IPS (2006) Use of emergency departments by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Emergency Medicine Australasia;18:68-76 This article reviews published literature relating to Emergency Department (ED) care of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The literature was found through searching databases, Emergency Medicine (1994-2004), two websites and three bibliographies. It was demonstrated that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples attend ED about twice as often as other Australians. However, many choose to walk out before being seen, possibly indicating that there is greater Indigenous dissatisfaction with ED care. It is suggested that ED staff and the Indigenous hospital liaison staff collaborate more closely with each other combined with regular monitoring of routinely collected ED data. Together they have the potential to improve ED care and therefore contribute to improvements in Indigenous health. Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract Thomas DP, Condon JR, Anderson IP, Li SQ, Halpin S, et al. (2006) Long-term trends in Indigenous deaths from chronic diseases in the Northern Territory: a foot on the brake, a foot on the accelerator. Medical Journal of Australia;185(3):145-149 View paper: Medical Journal of Australia (HTML) View paper: Medical Journal of Australia (PDF) Thomas MC, Weekes AJ, Broadley OJ, Cooper ME, Mathew TH (2006) The burden of chronic kidney disease in Australian patients with type 2 diabetes (the NEFRON study). Medical Journal of Australia;185(3):140-144 View paper: Medical Journal of Australia (HTML) View paper: Medical Journal of Australia (PDF) Van der Sterren A, Anderson IP, Thorpe LG (2006) 'Individual' harms, community 'harms': reconciling Indigenous values with drug harm minimisation policy. Drug and Alcohol Review;25(3):219-225 View abstract: Drug and Alcohol Review View website: Taylor and Francis (publishers) Wearne B, Chesters J, Whyte S (2006) Funding sources and consequences: the subverting of an Indigenous community outreach program. Rural and Remote Health;6(3):Article 542. Available from http://rrh.deakin.edu.au View paper: Rural and Remote Health (HTML) View paper: Rural and Remote Health (PDF) Williams N, Nasir R, Smither G, Troon S (2006) Providing opioid substitution treatment to Indigenous heroin users within a community health service setting in Adelaide. Drug and Alcohol Review;25(3):227-232 View abstract: Drug and Alcohol Review View website: Taylor and Francis (publishers)

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