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Experts gather for Aboriginal Immunisation Workshop

Experts in Aboriginal infectious disease research are in Perth this week for the National Indigenous Immunisation Research Workshop (November 7-8).

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Aboriginal Health Researchers Win Major Discovery Grants

esearchers from Perth's Centre for Research Excellence in Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing have won more than $1.3 million in competitive funding

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Aboriginal researcher NAIDOC Person of the Year

The head of Indigenous research at Perth's The Kids for Child Health Research has been honoured as the 2008 National NAIDOC Person of the Year.

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MEDIA BACKGROUNDER - WA Aboriginal Child Health Survey

The Western Australian Aboriginal Child Health Survey is the most extensive survey of Aboriginal families ever undertaken.

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Disadvantage begins in the womb

Aboriginal children are faced with significant impediments to their chances of a healthy life even before they are born.

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Examining the risk factors for suicidal behaviour of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children...

While the majority of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children are travelling on track or exceeding across all developmental domains...

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Resilience amongst Australian Aboriginal youth: An ecological analysis of factors associated with psychosocial functioning

We investigate whether the profile of factors protecting psychosocial functioning of high risk exposed Australian Aboriginal youth are the same as those...

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Evidence for the use of an algorithm in resolving inconsistent and missing Indigenous status in administrative data collections

We found that algorithms reduced the amount of missing data and improved within‑individual consistency.

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Missing voices: Profile and extent of acquired communication disorders in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal adult stroke survivors in Western Australia

The needs of Aboriginal stroke patients with acquired communication disorder should inform appropriate service design for speech pathology and rehabilitation

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Folate status in Aboriginal people before and after mandatory fortification of flour for bread-making in Australia

The mandatory fortification of wheat flour for bread-making has increased folate status and reduced Neural Tube Defects in the Australian Aboriginal population