Māori environmental knowledge and natural hazards in Aotearoa‐New Zealand

A cohort study comparing cardiovascular risk factors in rural Māori, urban Māori and non-Māori communities in New Zealand

OBJECTIVES To understand health disparities in cardiovascular disease (CVD) in the indigenous Māori of New Zealand, diagnosed and undiagnosed CVD risk factors were compared in rural Māori in an area remote from health services with urban Māori and non-Māori in a city well served with health services. DESIGN Prospective cohort study. SETTING Hauora Manawa is a cohort study of diagnosed and p...

Mortality trends in Australian Aboriginal peoples and New Zealand Māori

BACKGROUND The health status of Indigenous populations of Australia and New Zealand (NZ) Māori manifests as life expectancies substantially lower than the total population. Accurate assessment of time trends in mortality and life expectancy allows evaluation of progress in reduction of health inequalities compared to the national or non-Indigenous population. METHODS Age-specific mortality an...

Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening and follow-up investigations in Māori and non-Māori men in New Zealand

BACKGROUND Māori men in New Zealand have higher mortality from prostate cancer, despite having lower incidence rates. The objective of this study was to examine patterns of screening for prostate cancer in primary care and follow-up investigations after an elevated prostate-specific antigen (PSA) result in Māori and non-Māori men in order to help explain the observed differences in incidence an...

Cognitive neuropsychological functioning in New Zealand Māori diagnosed with schizophrenia.

OBJECTIVE Previous research suggests that New Zealand Māori may have an elevated rate of schizophrenia. However, there is limited evidence on important clinical features of the illness in this population. This study examined cognitive neuropsychological functioning in 54 adult Māori diagnosed with schizophrenia and 56 Māori controls. This study also examined associations between cognition, medi...

Prostate - specific antigen ( PSA ) screening and follow - up investigations in Māori and non - 1 Māori men in New Zealand 2