Citation:
Laird P, Ball N, Brahim S, Brown H, Chang AB, Cooper M, Cox D, Cox D, Crute S, Foong RE, Isaacs J, Jacky J, Lau G, McKinnon E, Scanlon A, Smith EF, Thomason S, Walker R, Schultz A. Prevalence of chronic respiratory diseases in Aboriginal children: A whole population study. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2022
Keywords:
Aboriginal children; prevalence; respiratory disease
Abstract:
The burden of bronchiectasis is disproportionately high in Aboriginal adults, with early mortality. Bronchiectasis precursors, that is, protracted bacterial bronchitis and chronic suppurative lung disease, often commence in early childhood.