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	Aboriginal Health: An annotated bibliography By: Merrifield, Patricia(ed.) ; Thompson,Neil(ed.) Published By: Aboriginal Studies Press PDF for Digital Editions Price: $22.00 Available to read online in eb20 (what's this?) PDF for Digital Editions	EBOOK OPTIONS ADD TO CART ADD TO WISHLIST TELL A FRIEND RECEIVE ALERTS
	Aboriginal people are the least healthy sub-population in Australia. When addressing the health disadvantages experienced by Aborigines, this bibliography will assist the efforts of politicians and health planners, Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal, by providing annotated references to the most significant material published since 1970.

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Contents

Acknowledgements vii
Introduction ix

Bibilography

1.0 Aboriginal health – general 1

2.1 Health policy and funding 25
2.2 General health services 31
2.31 Aboriginal medical services 33
2.32 State and Territory programs 41
2.33 Aboriginal health workers 45
2.34 Other special health services 53
2.4 Health policy – miscellaneous 57

3.1 Environmental aspects – social and cultural 59
3.2 Environmental aspects – physical 71

4.0 Traditional health and medicine 75

5.0 Demography (includes mortality and fertility) 83

6.0 General morbidity 91

7.0 Nutrition and growth 97

8.0 Child health and health care 109

9.1 Communicable diseases – general 119
9.2 Communicable diseases – leprosy 121
9.3 Communicable diseases – sexually transmitted 127
9.4 Communicable diseases – other 131

10.1 Endocrine and metabolic diseases – diabetes mellitus 139
10.2 Endocrine and metabolic diseases – other 143

11.0 Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs 151

12.1 Mental health – general 153
12.2 Mental health – alcohol abuse 165
12.3 Mental health – other substance abuse 175
12.4 Mental health – other 181

13.1 Diseases of the nervous system – general 183
13.2 Eye diseases 185
13.3 Ear diseases 195

14.0 Diseases of the circulatory system 205

15.0 Diseases of the respiratory system 207

16.0 Diseases of the digestive system 211

17.0 Dental health 221

18.0 Diseases of the genito-urinary system 229

19.0 Skin diseases 231

20.0 Diseases of the musculoskeletal system 235

21.0 Obstetrics and gynaecology 237

22.1 Health education 241
22.2 Psychology 245
22.3 Genetic studies 249
22.4 Women's health 257
22.5 Family planning 259
22.6 Immunology 263
22.7 Miscellaneous 267

Index of authors 271

Index of regions 283

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