Maxwell G M
Arch Dis Child. 1972 Dec;47(256):897-901. doi: 10.1136/adc.47.256.897.
A study was made of the incidence of types of chronic chest disorder in aboriginal children. A high incidence was found, and 83 children with bronchiectasis and 35 with chronic bronchitis are described. All developed the disease at an early age, but, apart from bronchiolitis with dehydration, no specific aetiological factor could be found; tuberculosis, pertussis, and measles, in particular, have been virtually eradicated from this child population. The diseases described flourish in inferior social circumstances, respond to care in good circumstances, but deteriorate again when the children go home. Medical improvement is not maintained unless social circumstances are ameliorated.
对原住民儿童慢性胸部疾病的类型发病率进行了一项研究。发现发病率很高，并描述了83例支气管扩张患儿和35例慢性支气管炎患儿。所有患儿均在幼年时发病，但除了伴有脱水的细支气管炎外，未发现特定的病因；尤其是结核病、百日咳和麻疹，在这一儿童群体中实际上已被根除。所描述的疾病在恶劣的社会环境中高发，在良好的环境中接受护理时病情好转，但当孩子们回家后病情又会恶化。除非社会环境得到改善，否则医疗状况的改善无法维持。
