Emergency department presentations related to asthma and allergic diseases in Central Queensland, Australia: a comparative analysis between First Nations Australians and Australians of other descents
Our findings highlight a significantly higher rate of asthma and allergic disease-related ED presentations among First Nations Australians compared with Australians of other descents. This underscores the urgent need for targeted healthcare interventions integrating culturally appropriate approaches, alongside additional research to understand causality.
Authors
- Gulam Khandaker
- Desalegn Markos Shifti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6638-6194)
- Mahmudul Hassan Al Imam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1670-9060)
- Peter D. Sly (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6305-2201)
- Diane Maresco‐Pennisi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7901-6790)
- Craig F. Munns (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5898-5808)
- Rachel L. Peters (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2411-6628)
- Jennifer Julia Koplin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7576-5142)
- Renarta Whitcombe
Institutions
- Queensland Health (AU)
- The University of Queensland (AU)
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- Murdoch Children's Research Institute (AU)
- Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open
- Published
- 2025-03-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-091482
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Eosinophilic Esophagitis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.01