Tobacco Smoking‐Attributable Burden of Disease in the Adult Northern Territory Population, 2014–18

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Authors

Ramakrishna Chondur · Government of the Northern Territory

Yuejen Zhao · Government of the Northern Territory

Renu Unnikrishnan · Government of the Northern Territory

Alyson Wright · Government of the Northern Territory

Paul Burgess · Government of the Northern Territory

Geetanjali Lamba · Government of the Northern Territory

Geetanjali Lamba

Abstract

Tobacco smoking was associated with a higher burden of disease among the Aboriginal population than the non-Aboriginal population. Our study quantifies the disproportionate impact of tobacco smoking within the Aboriginal population and the NT as a whole compared to the rest of Australia.

Topics & Keywords

Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights Smoking Behavior and Cessation Indigenous Studies and Ecology

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Australian Journal of Rural Health

Volume 34, Issue 2, pp. e70155-e70155

DOI: 10.1111/ajr.70155

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