Gracey M, Dennison M, Gracey M, Burke V
Aboriginal Health Policy Unit, Health Department of Western Australia.
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 1992 Nov-Dec;86(6):694-7. doi: 10.1016/0035-9203(92)90195-i.
Aborigines were admitted to hospital in Western Australia 2.8 times as frequently as other persons in 1977-1988. Their highest relative admission rates were in the 0-5 years age group, mostly for respiratory and gastrointestinal infections. Relative admission rates (all ages) for some categories were: infectious and parasitic, 4 to 10-fold; respiratory, 5-fold; nervous system, 4-fold; injury and poisoning, 3 to 5-fold; mental disorders, double the non-Aboriginal rate. Admissions for respiratory illnesses were consistently much higher in Aborigines of all ages. There were some significant declines in relative hospital admission rates for Aborigines over the study period.
1977年至1988年期间，西澳大利亚州原住民住院的频率是其他人群的2.8倍。他们相对住院率最高的是0至5岁年龄组，主要病因是呼吸道和胃肠道感染。某些类别的相对住院率（所有年龄段）为：传染病和寄生虫病，4至10倍；呼吸道疾病，5倍；神经系统疾病，4倍；损伤和中毒，3至5倍；精神障碍，是非原住民发病率的两倍。所有年龄段原住民因呼吸道疾病的住院率一直都高得多。在研究期间，原住民的相对住院率有一些显著下降。
