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A review of Returned and Services League venues operating electronic gambling machines in Victoria, Australia and the level of funding contributed to veterans 对澳大利亚维多利亚州经营电子赌博机的退伍军人和服务联盟场所的审查以及对退伍军人的资助水平。

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Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health Pub Date : 2025-02-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.anzjph.2024.100214

Louise Francis , Charles Livingstone , Jonathan Hallett

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“We’ve wanted to vaccinate against it and now we can”: views of respiratory syncytial virus disease and immunisation held by caregivers of Aboriginal children in Perth, Western Australia “我们一直想要接种疫苗，现在我们可以了”：西澳大利亚珀斯土著儿童看护人对呼吸道合胞病毒疾病和免疫接种的看法。

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Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health Pub Date : 2025-02-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.anzjph.2024.100216

Samantha J. Carlson , Charlie Holland , Valerie Swift , Catherine Hughes , Peter Richmond , Hannah C. Moore

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Higher population density is associated with worse air quality and related health outcomes in Tāmaki Makaurau 在Tāmaki马科劳，较高的人口密度与较差的空气质量和相关的健康结果有关。

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Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health Pub Date : 2025-02-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.anzjph.2024.100213

Samuel Wrightson, Jamie Hosking, Alistair Woodward

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Why public health acts could be our best chance to stem the tide of non-communicable diseases 为什么公共卫生法案可能是我们遏制非传染性疾病浪潮的最佳机会

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Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health Pub Date : 2024-12-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.anzjph.2024.100208

Maddie Heenan , Martyn Ralph , Janani Shanthosh

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Up in smoke. The unravelling of world-leading policy changes in Smokefree legislation in Aotearoa New Zealand 化为乌有。世界领先的无烟立法政策变化在新西兰奥特罗亚的瓦解。

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Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health Pub Date : 2024-12-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.anzjph.2024.100209

Malcolm Campbell , Matthew Hobbs

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‘What we heard’: A critical appraisal of the NHMRC’s review of its Indigenous research excellence criteria “我们听到了什么”：对NHMRC对其土著研究卓越标准的审查的批判性评估

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Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health Pub Date : 2024-12-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.anzjph.2024.100205

Chelsea Watego, David Singh, Francis Nona, Helena Kajlich, Saran Singh

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Consumer support for restrictive policies on unhealthy food and beverage delivery via drones 消费者支持对通过无人机运送不健康食品和饮料的限制性政策。

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Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health Pub Date : 2024-12-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.anzjph.2024.100193

Victoria Farrar , Leon Booth , Xiaoqi Feng , Jason Thompson , Branislava Godic , Rajith Vidanaarachchi , Simone Pettigrew

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Assessing food retail access in remote Australia: revealing an unrepresented setting in the national food retail landscape 评估食品零售渠道在偏远的澳大利亚：揭示一个未代表的设置在全国食品零售景观。

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Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health Pub Date : 2024-12-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.anzjph.2024.100207

Emma van Burgel , Luke Greenacre , Megan Ferguson , Amanda Hill , Emma McMahon , Eddie Miles , Cristina Rodrigues , Julie Brimblecombe

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Taking a strengths-based approach to mental health in rural communities: A systematic literature review 在农村社区采取基于优势的心理健康方法：系统文献综述

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Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health Pub Date : 2024-11-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.anzjph.2024.100201

Annika Luebbe , Zoe Rutherford , Sandra Diminic , Hannah Roovers , Mikesh Patel , Harvey Whiteford

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Preliminary evaluation of a novel Aboriginal community–controlled prison health service for First Nations people 为原住民提供由土著社区控制的新型监狱医疗服务的初步评估。

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Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health Pub Date : 2024-11-21 DOI: 10.1016/j.anzjph.2024.100204

Shehara Arumugam, Julie Tongs, Ana Herceg

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