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ArticleInternational journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease2019

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease In Aboriginal Patients Of The Northern Territory Of Australia: A Landscape Perspective.

Subash S Heraganahally, Sanjiwika L Wasgewatta, Kelly McNamara, Carla C Eisemberg, Richard C Budd, Sumit Mehra, Dimitar Sajkov

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Article in International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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27 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 49 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Subash S HeraganahallyRespiratory and Sleep Medicine, Royal Darwin Hospital, Darwin, NT, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-0788-7137
Sanjiwika L WasgewattaRespiratory and Sleep Medicine, Royal Darwin Hospital, Darwin, NT, Australia.
Kelly McNamaraFlinders University - College of Medicine and Public Health, Adelaide, SA, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-0611-7819
Carla C EisembergResearch Institute for the Environment and Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, NT, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-5006-1109
Richard C BuddRespiratory and Sleep Medicine, Royal Darwin Hospital, Darwin, NT, Australia.
Sumit MehraRespiratory and Sleep Medicine, Royal Darwin Hospital, Darwin, NT, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-8379-8745
Dimitar SajkovFlinders University - College of Medicine and Public Health, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
Flinders University · AURoyal Darwin Hospital · AUCharles Darwin University · AUFlinders Medical Centre · AU

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: The Aboriginal population of Australia has a higher burden of chronic health conditions than non-Aboriginal Australians. However, there is a paucity of data on clinical and demographic characteristics of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in this population. Method: In this retrospective study we evaluated the clinical, demographic and environmental influences in adult Aboriginal patients with COPD living in the regional and remote communities of the Northern Territory of Australia. Results: There were 380 patients (49%) with a diagnosis of COPD of the 767 patients referred to specialist respiratory outreach clinics. The mean age was 57 years (56% were female) and mean±SD BMI was 24.30±7.01 kg/m Conclusion: The Aboriginal population with COPD has a higher prevalence of smoking, moderate to severe airflow obstruction on spirometry and frequently co-diagnosed bronchiectasis with increased severity of ventilatory impairment.

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AdultAgedFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNorthern TerritoryPulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveRetrospective StudiesAboriginalbronchiectasischronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseIndigenousspirometry

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PMID31576117
PMCPMC6769027
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