The Medical journal of Australia
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Biography Historical Article
Tuberculosis and bureaucracy. Bacille Calmette et Guérin: its troubled path to acceptance in Britain and Australia.
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To compare the ratio of hospital admissions for asthma to total hospital admissions and to admissions for non-asthma respiratory conditions, over an 11-year period, to see if there has been a true increase in admissions for asthma or merely a change in diagnostic labelling. A similar comparison was made for presentations with asthma and non-asthma respiratory conditions to the accident and emergency department. ⋯ These results suggest that there has been a major increase in the number of cases of asthma being treated at this hospital and that this is a true increase, perhaps representing increased severity, rather than a change in diagnostic labelling.
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Comparative Study
Albuminuria in aborigines and Europids of south-eastern Australia.
To determine the prevalence of albuminuria in Aborigines and Australians of European descent (Europids), as part of an epidemiological study of glucose intolerance and cardiovascular risk factors based in country towns of south-eastern Australia. ⋯ A higher prevalence of renal disease in the Aboriginal population of south-eastern Australia is expected. Risk factors for renal disease in Aborigines throughout Australia require elucidation.