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A large proportion of poor birth outcomes among Aboriginal Western Australians are attributable to smoking, alcohol and substance misuse, and assaultA large proportion of adverse outcomes were attributable to the modifiable risk factors of substance use and assault
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Disability "In-Justice": Benefits and Challenges of "Yarning" With Young People Undergoing Diagnostic Assessment for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder in Youth DetentionWe report the findings from a qualitative study that took place alongside a fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) prevalence study among detainees in Australia
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Community-based participatory action research on rheumatic heart disease in an Australian Aboriginal homeland: Evaluation of the ‘On track watch’ projectBased in 'both-way learning', the aim of this study was to co-design, implement and evaluate community-based participatory action research to achieve this vision
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Development of the Aboriginal Communication Assessment After Brain Injury (ACAABI): A screening tool for identifying acquired communication disorders in Aboriginal Australians.Acquired communication disorders (ACD), following stroke and traumatic brain injury, may not be correctly identified in Aboriginal Australians
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Twenty-five-year survival for aboriginal and caucasian children with congenital heart defects in Western Australia, 1980 to 2010Long-term survival was lower for Aboriginal children with congenital heart defects
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Improving cardiovascular outcomes among Aboriginal Australians: Lessons from research for primary carePrimary care practitioners have an important role in improving Aboriginal cardiovascular care outcomes
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The emerging role of the urban-based aboriginal peer support worker: A Western Australian studyAboriginal Peer Support Workers identified their emerging integral role in the development of this unique culturally acceptable home visiting support for Aboriginal parents
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Decolonising Psychology: Validating Social and Emotional WellbeingThis paper explores the meaning of these seven domains of social and emotional well-being.
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Trends in mental health related contacts among mothers of Aboriginal children in Western Australia (1990-2013)Many of the mental health issues that women develop earlier in life are chronic at the time of conception, during pregnancy and at birth
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Ethnic differences in the quality of the interview process and implications for survey analysisComparable survey data on Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians are highly sought after by policymakers to inform policies aimed at closing ethnic...