Cardiovascular disease risk in young Indigenous Australians: a snapshot of current preventive health care.
CONCLUSIONS: These findings highlight the importance of raising awareness and assessment of chronic disease risk factors in young Indigenous people and implementing preventive health care strategies.
IMPLICATIONS: Strengthening the capacity of PHCs to provide preventive health care may contribute to reducing the chronic disease burden experienced by young Indigenous people.
PMID: 27372907 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health - Category: Global & Universal Authors: Crinall B, Boyle J, Gibson-Helm M, Esler D, Larkins S, Bailie R Tags: Aust N Z J Public Health Source Type: research
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