Chronic respiratory disease in the regional and remote population of the Northern Territory Top End: A perspective from the specialist respiratory outreach service.

CONCLUSION: Indigenous patients of the remote and rural communities of the Top End have significantly higher rates of smoking and COPD compared to non-Indigenous patients. Bronchiectasis is also more common among Indigenous patients. Further efforts are warranted to develop strategies to address the disparity and optimise the respiratory outreach service to this population. PMID: 28618108 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28618108?dopt=Abstract

Source: Rural Remote Health - June 15, 2017 Category: Rural Health Authors: Kruavit A, Fox M, Pearson R, Heraganahally S Tags: Aust J Rural Health Source Type: research