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ArticleOnline journal of public health informatics2016

Managing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Data for Public Health Research.

D van Gaans, S Ahmed, K D'Onise, S M Taylor, R McDermott

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Article in Online journal of public health informatics, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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D van GaansCentre for Research Excellence in the Prevention of Chronic Conditions in Rural and Remote Populations, University of South Australia, South Australia.
S AhmedCentre for Research Excellence in the Prevention of Chronic Conditions in Rural and Remote Populations, University of South Australia, South Australia.
K D'OniseCentre for Research Excellence in the Prevention of Chronic Conditions in Rural and Remote Populations, University of South Australia, South Australia.
S M TaylorCentre for Chronic Disease Prevention, Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine, College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences, James cook University, Queensland.
R McDermottCollege of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences, James Cook University, Queensland.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Good quality data on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are needed to assess the effectiveness of programs and interventions, and to evaluate policies that are designed to improve the status of, and service delivery to, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Due to the lack of longitudinal data it is difficult to gain knowledge on the specific causes or consequences of changes in indigenous outcomes. Variables such as name, date of birth and address for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders may be subject to more variation and be less consistently reported than other Australians. Improving the collection and management of key identifying variables for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are key to providing more quality information on this population group.

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AboriginalData managementInformaticsPopulation HealthResearch

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PMID28210423
PMCPMC5302461

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