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        Childcare Use and Its Role in Indigenous Child Development: Evidence from the Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children in Australia

        Relatively disadvantaged children might benefit more from attending childcare, as indicated by the positive estimated effects found for those who never attended childcare ...

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        Comparing risks of cerebral palsy in births between Australian Indigenous and non-Indigenous mothers

        Indigenous infants have a higher risk of CP than non-Indigenous infants, especially postneonatal CP. ...

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        Culturally competent communication in Indigenous disability assessment: a qualitative study

        Indigenous people tend to exhibit a higher burden of disability than their non-Indigenous counterparts, and are often underserved by disability services. Engaging appropriately with Indigenous communities, families and individuals in the initial stages of disability assessment and planning is crucial in order to build trust and understanding of disability service models and ensure that Indigenous people receive support that is tailored to their needs and cultural realities. This article aims to identify key elements of culturally competent communication in Indigenous disability assessment and planning, and provide recommendations for strengthening capacity in this area. ...

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        Disparity in Mortality From Rheumatic Heart Disease in Indigenous Australians

        Indigenous Australians are much more likely to die from Rheumatic Heart Disease than other Australians. ...

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        Early Vocabulary Development of Australian Indigenous Children: Identifying Strengths

        The current study sought to increase our understanding of the factors involved in the early vocabulary development of Australian Indigenous children. ...

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        Rheumatic heart disease in Indigenous young peoples

        Indigenous children and young peoples live with an inequitable burden of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease. In this Review, we focus on the epidemiological burden and lived experience of these conditions for Indigenous young peoples in Australia, New Zealand, and Canada. We outline the direct and indirect drivers of rheumatic heart disease risk and their mitigation. ...

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        Social gradients in the health of indigenous australians

        We begin to bridge this knowledge gap by assessing evidence on social gradients in indigenous health in Australia. ...

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        Understanding food security issues in remote Western Australian Indigenous communities

        This study explored food insecurity in remote Western Australian (WA) Indigenous communities in a survey of remote community store managers' views. ...

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        Yarning about yarning as a legitimate method in Indigenous Research

        This article demonstrates the credibility and rigor of yarning, an Indigenous cultural form of conversation, through its use as a data gathering tool ...

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        Acute lower respiratory infections (ALRI) in Indigenous and non-Indigenous children

        In Australia and many other developed countries, acute lower respiratory infection (ALRI) is one of the most common reasons for hospitalisation in young... ...

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        Barriers and Considerations for Diagnosing Rare Diseases in Indigenous Populations

        Advances in omics and specifically genomic technologies are increasingly transforming rare disease diagnosis. However, the benefits of these advances are disproportionately experienced within and between populations, with Indigenous populations frequently experiencing diagnostic and therapeutic inequities. The International Rare Disease Research Consortium (IRDiRC) multi-stakeholder partnership has been advancing toward the vision of all people living with a rare disease receiving an accurate diagnosis, care, and available therapy within 1 year of coming to medical attention. In order to further progress toward this vision, IRDiRC has created a taskforce to explore the access barriers to diagnosis of rare genetic diseases faced by Indigenous peoples, with a view of developing recommendations to overcome them. ...

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        Complicated skin and soft tissue infections in remote indigenous communities

        The burden and consequences of skin infections for remote living indigenous people are high ...

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