Correction to: Developing a tablet computer-based application ('App') to measure self-reported alcohol consumption in Indigenous Australians.

After publication of the original article [1] it was noted that the name of author, Peter Jack, was erroneously typeset in both the PDF and online formats of the manuscript as Peter Jack GradDipIndigH.

Developing a tablet computer-based application ('App') to measure self-reported alcohol consumption in Indigenous Australians.

Background: The challenges of assessing alcohol consumption can be greater in Indigenous communities where there may be culturally distinct approaches to communication, sharing of drinking containers and episodic patterns of drinking. This paper discusses the processes used to develop a tablet computer-based application ('App') to collect a detailed assessment of drinking patterns in Indigenous Australians. The key features of the resulting App are described.

The Alcohol Mandatory Treatment Act: evidence, ethics and the law.

The Northern Territory Alcohol Mandatory Treatment Act 2013 (AMT Act) permits mandatory residential alcohol rehabilitation for up to 3 months. International guidelines and human rights law confirm that mandatory rehabilitation should only be used for short periods. Evidence concerning the efficacy of long-term mandatory alcohol rehabilitation is lacking, and minimal data concerning the efficacy of the scheme have been released.

Sexual behaviour, drug use and health service use by young Noongar people in Western Australia: a snapshot.

Unlabelled: Background This study aimed to describe sexual health behaviour, alcohol and other drug use, and health service use among young Noongar people in the south-west of Western Australia.

Method: A cross-sectional survey was undertaken among a sample of 244 Noongar people aged 16-30 years.

Results: The sample was more disadvantaged than the wider Noongar population.

Barriers and enablers to the provision of alcohol treatment among Aboriginal Australians: a thematic review of five research projects.

Introduction And Aims: To review the results of five research projects commissioned to enhance alcohol treatment among Aboriginal Australians, and to highlight arising from them.

Design And Methods: Drafts of the papers were workshopped by project representatives, final papers reviewed and results summarised. Lessons arising were identified and described.

Managing alcohol-related problems among Indigenous Australians: what the literature tells us.

Objective: To contextualise and provide an overview of two review papers--prepared as part of a larger research program--dealing with different aspects of the treatment of Indigenous Australians with alcohol-related problems.

Method: The papers were reviewed thematically and compared to identify key issues raised in them.

Findings: Together, the papers highlight the paucity of the evidence base for the provision of treatment for Indigenous Australians with alcohol-related problems.

Determinants of carotid intima-medial thickness in an urban Australian Aboriginal population.

Introduction: We studied the determinants of carotid atherosclerosis in urban-dwelling Australian Aboriginals at high risk of atherosclerotic mortality and morbidity.

Methods: Cross-sectional study of self-selected adult Australian Aboriginals. Participants (n=602) aged 18-74 years had risk factor assessment and carotid ultrasound to determine carotid intima-medial thickness (IMT) and the presence of plaque.

Cardiovascular risk among urban Aboriginal people.

Objective: To describe the results of a program for detecting high cardiovascular risk in an urban Aboriginal community.

Design: Cardiovascular risk assessment program conducted between January 1998 and October 1999. Participants completed a questionnaire and underwent a physical assessment and biochemical tests.