Aboriginal people agreed to DNA study

Suicide among Manitoba's aboriginal people, 1988 to 1994.

OBJECTIVE To compare and contrast the characteristics of suicides among aboriginal and nonaboriginal people in Manitoba. DESIGN Retrospective review of all suicides, based on a confidential analysis of records held by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. SETTING Manitoba between 1988 and 1994. OUTCOME MEASURES Standardized suicide rates, age- and sex-specific suicide rates, blood alc...

Factors contributing to delayed diagnosis of cancer among Aboriginal people in Australia: a qualitative study

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES Delayed presentation of symptomatic cancer is associated with poorer survival. Aboriginal patients with cancer have higher rates of distant metastases at diagnosis compared with non-Aboriginal Australians. This paper examined factors contributing to delayed diagnosis of cancer among Aboriginal Australians from patient and service providers' perspectives. METHODS In-depth...

Aboriginal People in Canada’s Labour Market

Cardiovascular risk among urban Aboriginal people.

OBJECTIVE To describe the results of a program for detecting high cardiovascular risk in an urban Aboriginal community. DESIGN Cardiovascular risk assessment program conducted between January 1998 and October 1999. Participants completed a questionnaire and underwent a physical assessment and biochemical tests. PARTICIPANTS 738 self-selected members of the Perth Aboriginal community (332 me...

Disparities in cataract surgery between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people in New South Wales, Australia

BACKGROUND To investigate variation in rates of cataract surgery in New South Wales, Australia by area of residence for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal adults. DESIGN Observational data linkage study of hospital admissions. PARTICIPANTS Two hundred eighty-nine thousand six hundred forty-six New South Wales residents aged 30 years and over admitted to New South Wales hospitals for 444,551 cata...