Aust Fam Physician
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Central Australian Aborigines have a wide variety of medical illnesses which differ in incidence and severity from elsewhere in Australia. Coinciding with this are a range of cultural considerations that directly affect the management of these conditions. This article is an attempt to relate some of these cultural considerations to explain the outcome of these illnesses in the Aboriginal population.
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The assessment and management of eye burns and burns to the region of the eye may be complex. This article aims to provide an understanding of the basic principles of the reaction of ocular tissues to injury, the healing processes, the restoration of normal function and the causes of burns.
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This paper will outline the modification of an existing medical records system called Health Planner to meet the needs of three health services servicing communities and outstations in Arnhemland. Improved continuity of care and program planning has resulted from computerisation.