Toward making inroads in reducing the disparity of lung health in Australian indigenous and new zealand māori children

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¹ Child Health Division, Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University , Darwin, NT , Australia ; Queensland Children's Medical Research Institute, Queensland University of Technology , Brisbane, QLD , Australia.
² Child Health Division, Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University , Darwin, NT , Australia.
³ Department of Respiratory Medicine, Princess Alexandra Hospital , Brisbane, QLD , Australia ; School of Medicine, The University of Queensland , Brisbane, QLD , Australia.
⁴ Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington , Seattle, WA , USA ; Department of Microbiology, University of Washington , Seattle, WA , USA.
⁵ Child Health Division, Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University , Darwin, NT , Australia ; Indigenous Health, Toowoomba Rural Clinical School, The University of Queensland , Toowoomba, QLD , Australia.
⁶ Paediatric Department, University of Auckland & Starship Children's Hospital , Auckland , New Zealand.
⁷ Child Health Division, Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University , Darwin, NT , Australia ; School of Medicine, The University of Queensland , Brisbane, QLD , Australia ; Queensland Lung Transplant Service, The Prince Charles Hospital , Chermside, QLD , Australia.
⁸ Nganampa Health Council, Alice Springs and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, The University of Sydney , Sydney, NSW , Australia.
⁹ Queensland Children's Medical Research Institute, Queensland University of Technology , Brisbane, QLD , Australia.
¹⁰ Gold Coast University Hospital, Griffith University , Gold Coast, QLD , Australia.

PMID: 25741502
PMCID: PMC4327127
DOI: 10.3389/fped.2015.00009

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Toward making inroads in reducing the disparity of lung health in Australian indigenous and new zealand māori children

Anne B Chang et al. Front Pediatr. 2015.

. 2015 Feb 13:3:9.

doi: 10.3389/fped.2015.00009. eCollection 2015.

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¹ Child Health Division, Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University , Darwin, NT , Australia ; Queensland Children's Medical Research Institute, Queensland University of Technology , Brisbane, QLD , Australia.
² Child Health Division, Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University , Darwin, NT , Australia.
³ Department of Respiratory Medicine, Princess Alexandra Hospital , Brisbane, QLD , Australia ; School of Medicine, The University of Queensland , Brisbane, QLD , Australia.
⁴ Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington , Seattle, WA , USA ; Department of Microbiology, University of Washington , Seattle, WA , USA.
⁵ Child Health Division, Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University , Darwin, NT , Australia ; Indigenous Health, Toowoomba Rural Clinical School, The University of Queensland , Toowoomba, QLD , Australia.
⁶ Paediatric Department, University of Auckland & Starship Children's Hospital , Auckland , New Zealand.
⁷ Child Health Division, Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University , Darwin, NT , Australia ; School of Medicine, The University of Queensland , Brisbane, QLD , Australia ; Queensland Lung Transplant Service, The Prince Charles Hospital , Chermside, QLD , Australia.
⁸ Nganampa Health Council, Alice Springs and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, The University of Sydney , Sydney, NSW , Australia.
⁹ Queensland Children's Medical Research Institute, Queensland University of Technology , Brisbane, QLD , Australia.
¹⁰ Gold Coast University Hospital, Griffith University , Gold Coast, QLD , Australia.

PMID: 25741502
PMCID: PMC4327127
DOI: 10.3389/fped.2015.00009

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Keywords: Indigenous; acute respiratory infections; bronchiectasis; children; lung health; outcomes.

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**Figure 1**
**A simplified diagram on the development of severe lung disease in adulthood (blue) and the possible factors (yellow) that likely influence the progression of disease**. COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CSLD, chronic suppurative lung disease; ETS, environmental tobacco smoke exposure.

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