The Medical journal of Australia
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With community involvement, research can be a powerful tool for closing the gap in Indigenous health disparity.
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Health is dependent on conditions that enable people to live lives they would choose to live.
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To evaluate the contribution of non-traditional risk factors to coronary heart disease (CHD) incidence in Indigenous adults. ⋯ High prevalence of glycaemia and albuminuria in this population, especially when combined, account for much of the excess CHD risk beyond the traditional Framingham risk factors. They can be measured simply, lend themselves to cardioprotective interventions, and should be used routinely to estimate risk and monitor effectiveness of treatment.
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander doctors walking in both worlds for the benefit of all Australians.