Asthma in Indigenous Australians: So much yet to do for Indigenous lung health

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 190, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 530-531

  Jenkins, Christine R ^a,b   Chang, Anne B ^c,d   Poulos, Leanne M ^a   Marks, Guy B ^a,e  

^a WOOLCOCK INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

^b University of Sydney   (Australia)

^c MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

^d ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e LIVERPOOL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TOBACCO SMOKE;

ASTHMA; AUSTRALIA; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COMORBIDITY; EDITORIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; LUNG FUNCTION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; ABORIGINE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEALTH SERVICE; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SMOKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASTHMA; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; HEALTH SERVICES, INDIGENOUS; HUMANS; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PREVALENCE; SMOKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68149174961     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2009.tb02550.x     Document Type: Editorial

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