Selection of appropriate spirometry reference values in Aboriginal Australians

White E1,2, James A3,4, de Klerk N1,2,5, Musk A W5,6, Hall G L.1,2,7 (2019)

  1. Telethon Kids Institute, Perth, Australia
  2. Centre for Child Health Research, University of Western Australia, Perth.
  3. Department of Pulmonary Physiology/West Australian Sleep Disorders Research Institute, Sir Charles Gardiner Hospital, Perth, Western Australia.
  4. School of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Western Australia, Perth.
  5. School of Population and Global Health, University of Western Australia, Perth
  6. Department of Respiratory Medicine, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
  7. School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, Australia

Suggested citation: White E, James A, de Klerk N, Musk A W, Hall G L. (2019). Selection of appropriate spirometry reference values in Aboriginal Australians. Australian Indigenous HealthBulletin 19(3). Retrieved from: https://healthbulletin.org.au/articles/selection-of-appropriate-spirometry-reference-values-in-aboriginal-australians/

Corresponding author: Prof Graham Hall, Children’s Lung health, Telethon Kids Institute, PO Box 855, West Perth, WA 6872, email: Graham.hall@telethonkids.org.au

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Environmental health challenges in remote Aboriginal Australian communities: clean air, clean water and safe housing

Holly D. Clifford1*, Glenn Pearson1, Peter Franklin1,2, Roz Walker1, Graeme R. Zosky3
Environmental health challenges in remote Aboriginal Australian communities: clean air, clean water and safe housing. Australian Indigenous HealthBulletin 15(2). Retrieved [access date] from https://healthbulletin.org.au/articles/environmental-health-challenges-in-remote-aboriginal-australian-communities-clean-air-clean-water-and-safe-housing

1Telethon Kids Institute, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia
2School of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia
3School of Medicine, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania
*Corresponding author: Dr Holly D. Clifford, Telethon Kids Institute, 100 Roberts Road Subiaco, Western Australia 6008, ph: 61 8 9489 7787, fax: 61 8 9489 7700, email: holly.clifford@telethonkids.org.au
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Evaluation of the SMARTACOP score for stratifying pneumonia risk in a Torres Strait Islander population

McIver L1, Berghofer H1, Tongpao L1, Kippin A1, Buettner P2 (2013)
Evaluation of the SMARTACOP score for stratifying pneumonia risk in a Torres Strait Islander population. Australian Indigenous HealthBulletin 14(1). Retrieved [access date] from http://healthbulletin.org.au/articles/evaluation-of-the-smartacop-score-for-stratifying-pneumonia-risk-in-a-torres-strait-islander-population
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