BA, DPH
Associate Dean Māori; Director TRRHAEP
Contact details
Tel 64 4 918 5784
Fax 64 4 389 5319
Email bridget.robson@otago.ac.nz
Research interests and activities
Bridget (Ngāti Raukawa) is the director of Te Rōpū Rangahau Hauora a Eru Pōmare at the University of Otago, Wellington. Her research interests are in the areas of social and economic determinants of health, inequitable treatment in the health system, the impact of racism on health, and the development of kaupapa Māori epidemiology.
Bridget is the Principal Investigator of Unequal Treatment: The Role of Health Services. She is also involved in the Mauri Tangata project on unemployment and health, several projects on Māori cancer outcomes, and she is active in providing Tackling Inequalities workshops for the health sector. Bridget was also an author on Hauora: Standards of Health III.
Publications
Davies, C., Timu-Parata, C., Signal, V., Baker, M., Firestone, R., Kvalsvig, A., Robson, B., & Waa, A. (2026). Integrating a whānau-ora approach in primary care to mitigate the impact of syndemics: Whānau and key informant views. Australian Journal of Primary Health, 32, PY25241. doi: 10.1071/py25241 Journal - Research Article
Osborne, E., Anderson, V., & Robson, B. (2026). Learning about personally relevant topics in health professional education. Higher Education Research & Development, 45(2), 403-417. doi: 10.1080/07294360.2026.2617279 Journal - Research Article
Wall, V., Signal, V., Cooper, J., Davies, C., Goza, M., Koea, J., Robson, B., … Smith, M., Stairmand, J., & Gurney, J. (2025). Supportive care needs and assessment tools for family caregivers of Indigenous people with cancer: A narrative review. Supportive Care in Cancer, 33, 1119. doi: 10.1007/s00520-025-10115-6 Journal - Research Other
King, P. T., Petrović-van der Deen, F. S., Davies, C., Robson, B., Crengle, S., Baker, G., … Paki Paki, N., Pehi, T., Cole, M., Jones, B., Ingham, T., Stairmand, J., Tuari-Toma, B., … Cunningham, R. (2025). Health in justice or health injustice? Indigenous Māori experiences of primary care following release from New Zealand prisons: A national record study. Social Science & Medicine, 384, 118543. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.118543 Journal - Research Article
King, P. T., Petrović-van der Deen, F. S., McLeod, M., Harris, R., Davies, C., Cormack, D., Ingham, T., Jones, B., Robson, B., … Tuari-Toma, B., Stairmand, J., Cole, M., Pehi, T., … Cunningham, R. (2025). The undercounting of Indigenous Māori imprisoned by the New Zealand carceral state: A national record study. Health & Justice, 13, 48. doi: 10.1186/s40352-025-00355-3 Journal - Research Article
2026
Journal - Research Article
Davies, C., Timu-Parata, C., Signal, V., Baker, M., Firestone, R., Kvalsvig, A., Robson, B., & Waa, A. (2026). Integrating a whānau-ora approach in primary care to mitigate the impact of syndemics: Whānau and key informant views. Australian Journal of Primary Health, 32, PY25241. doi: 10.1071/py25241
Osborne, E., Anderson, V., & Robson, B. (2026). Learning about personally relevant topics in health professional education. Higher Education Research & Development, 45(2), 403-417. doi: 10.1080/07294360.2026.2617279
2025
Journal - Research Article
King, P. T., Petrović-van der Deen, F. S., Davies, C., Robson, B., Crengle, S., Baker, G., … Paki Paki, N., Pehi, T., Cole, M., Jones, B., Ingham, T., Stairmand, J., Tuari-Toma, B., … Cunningham, R. (2025). Health in justice or health injustice? Indigenous Māori experiences of primary care following release from New Zealand prisons: A national record study. Social Science & Medicine, 384, 118543. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.118543
King, P. T., Petrović-van der Deen, F. S., McLeod, M., Harris, R., Davies, C., Cormack, D., Ingham, T., Jones, B., Robson, B., … Tuari-Toma, B., Stairmand, J., Cole, M., Pehi, T., … Cunningham, R. (2025). The undercounting of Indigenous Māori imprisoned by the New Zealand carceral state: A national record study. Health & Justice, 13, 48. doi: 10.1186/s40352-025-00355-3
Osborne, E., Anderson, V., & Robson, B. (2025). Health-related experiences as a motivation for pursuing health professional education. New Zealand Journal of Educational Studies. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1007/s40841-025-00377-3
Journal - Research Other
Wall, V., Signal, V., Cooper, J., Davies, C., Goza, M., Koea, J., Robson, B., … Smith, M., Stairmand, J., & Gurney, J. (2025). Supportive care needs and assessment tools for family caregivers of Indigenous people with cancer: A narrative review. Supportive Care in Cancer, 33, 1119. doi: 10.1007/s00520-025-10115-6
2024
Journal - Research Article
Penny, G., Logan, A., Olin, C. V., O'Sullivan, K. C., Robson, B., Pehi, T., Davies, C., Wall, T., & Howden-Chapman, P. (2024). A Whakawhanaungatanga Māori wellbeing model for housing and urban environments. Kōtuitui, 19(2), 105-131. doi: 10.1080/1177083X.2023.2293988
Journal - Research Other
Curtis, E., Jaung, R., Paine, S.-J., McLeod, M., Tamatea, J., Atkinson, J., … Robson, B., Reid, P., & Harris, R. B. (2024). Examining the impact of COVID-19 on Māori:non-Māori health inequities in Aotearoa, New Zealand: An observational study protocol. BMJ Open, 14, e083564. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-083564
Pitama, S., Haitana, T., Patu, M., Robson, B., Harris, R., McKerchar, C., Clark, T., & Crengle, S. (2024). Toitū Te Tiriti. New Zealand Medical Journal/Te ara tika o te hauora hapori, 137(1589), 7-11. Retrieved from https://nzmj.org.nz/
Howden-Chapman, P., Crane, J., Keall, M., Pierse, N., Baker, M. G., Cunningham, C., … Aspinall, C., Bennett, J., Bierre, S., … Chisholm, E., Davies, C., Fougere, G., Fraser, B., Fyfe, C., Grant, L., … Halley, C., Logan-Riley, A., … Olin, C., Ombler, J., O'Sullivan, K., Pehi, T., Penny, G., … Randal, E., … Robson, B., Ruru, J., Shaw, C., … Teariki, M. A., Telfar Barnard, L., Tiatia, R., Toy-Cronin, B., … Viggers, H., … Zhang, W. (2024). He Kāinga Oranga: Reflections on 25 years of measuring the improved health, wellbeing and sustainability of healthier housing. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 54(3), 290-315. doi: 10.1080/03036758.2023.2170427
2023
Journal - Research Article
Waa, A., Johnson, E., Stanley, J., Robson, B., Kerehoma Cook, A., Peita, E., … Edwards, R. (2023). Support for and potential impacts of key Smokefree 2025 strategies on Māori who smoke. New Zealand Medical Journal/Te ara tika o te hauora hapori, 136(1579), 49-61. Retrieved from https://journal.nzma.org.nz/
Gurney, J., Stanley, J., Teng, A., Robson, B., Scott, N., Sika-Paotonu, D., … Krebs, J., & Koea, J. (2023). Equity of cancer and diabetes co-occurrence: A national study with 44 million person-years of follow-up. JCO Global Oncology, 9, e2200357. doi: 10.1200/GO.22.00357
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Stairmand, J., Jones, R., Findlay, N., Aitken, J., & Robson, B. (2023). Media discourse analysis: Exploring medical students’ future contribution to anti-racism and re-Indigenisation by deepening understanding of colonisation, marginalisation and racism. In J. Boys, S. Cubillo, L. Bandler & S. Bellingham (Eds.), Proceedings of the Leaders in Indigenous Medical Education Network Conference: LIME Connection X: Decolonising Education: Through Critique to Transformative Learning and Teaching. (pp. 41). Melbourne, Australia: University of Melbourne. Retrieved from https://limenetwork.net.au
Signal, V., Waaka, L., Wall, J., Smith, M., Robson, B., Richards, K., & Ruru, H. (2023). Organisational policy to support oral health equity in Aotearoa New Zealand. Population Medicine, 5(Suppl.), (pp. 491-492). doi: 10.18332/popmed/165117
2022
Journal - Research Article
Harris, R. B., Paine, S.-J., Atkinson, J., Robson, B., King, P. T., Randle, J., Mizdrak, A., & McLeod, M. (2022). We still don't count: The under-counting and under-representation of Māori in health and disability sector data. New Zealand Medical Journal, 135(1567), 54-78. Retrieved from https://journal.nzma.org.nz/
Loring, B., Paine, S.-J., Robson, B., & Reid, P. (2022). Analysis of deprivation distribution in New Zealand by ethnicity, 1991-2013. New Zealand Medical Journal, 135(1565), 31-40. Retrieved from https://journal.nzma.org.nz/
Cunningham, R., King, P. T., Telfer, K., Crengle, S., Carr, J., Stanley, J., Gibb, S., & Robson, B. (2022). Mortality after release from incarceration in New Zealand by gender: A national record linkage study. SSM Population Health, 20, 101274. doi: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2022.101274
Davies, C., Timu-Parata, C., Stairmand, J., Robson, B., Kvalsvig, A., Lum, D., & Signal, V. (2022). A kia ora, a wave and a smile: An urban marae-led response to COVID-19, a case study in manaakitanga. International Journal for Equity in Health, 21, 70. doi: 10.1186/s12939-022-01667-8
Gurney, J. K., McLeod, M., Stanley, J., Robson, B., Campbell, D., Dennett, E., Ongley, D., … Sarfati, D., & Koea, J. (2022). Regional variation in post-operative mortality in New Zealand. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 92, 1015-1025. doi: 10.1111/ans.17510
Journal - Research Other
King, P. T., & Robson, B. (2022). Coloniality and racism impacts the health of young people. Lancet, 400, 1084-1085. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(22)01878-5
2021
Chapter in Book - Research
Paine, S.-J., Cormack, D., Reid, P., Harris, R., & Robson, B. (2021). Kaupapa Māori-informed approaches to support data rights and self-determination. In M. Walter, T. Kukutai, S. R. Carroll & D. Rodriguez-Lonebear (Eds.), Indigenous data sovereignty and policy. (pp. 187-203). London, UK: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780429273957
Journal - Research Article
Filoche, S., Stubbe, M. H., Grainger, R., Robson, B., Paringatai, K., Wilcox, P., Jefferies, R., & Dowell, A. (2021). How is family health history discussed in routine primary healthcare? A qualitative study of archived family doctor consultations. BMJ Open, 11(10), e049058. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-049058
Gurney, J., McLeod, M., Stanley, J., Sarfati, D., Campbell, D., Davies, C., Dennett, E., … Ongley, D., Robson, B., Rumball-Smith, J., Signal, V., Stairmand, J., Thomas, C., & Koea, J. (2021). Disparities in post-operative mortality between Māori and non-indigenous ethnic groups in New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal, 134(1542), 15-28. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Edmonds, L. K., Sibanda, N., Geller, S., Cram, F., Robson, B., Filoche, S., Storey, F., … Lawton, B. (2021). He Tamariki Kokoti Tau: Tackling preterm incidence and outcomes of preterm births by ethnicity in Aotearoa New Zealand 2010-2014. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 155, 239-246. doi: 10.1002/ijgo.13855
Osborne, E., Robson, B., & Anderson, V. (2021). When personal experience overlaps with study. Clinical Teacher, 18, 517-522. doi: 10.1111/tct.13384
Osborne, E., Anderson, V., & Robson, B. (2021). Students as epistemological agents: Claiming life experience as real knowledge in health professional education. Higher Education, 81(4), 741-756. doi: 10.1007/s10734-020-00571-w
Journal - Research Other
Hudson, B., Pitama, S., McBain, L., Robson, B., Stokes, T., Baxter, J., & Crampton, P. (2021). A brief response to Hawkins: A call for socially responsive research in Māori health. Journal of Primary Health Care, 13(3), 204. doi: 10.1071/hc21094
McLeod, M., Harris, R., Paine, S.-J., Crengle, S., Cormack, D., Scott, N., & Robson, B. (2021). Bowel cancer screening age range extension for Māori: What is all the fuss about? New Zealand Medical Journal, 134(1535), 71-77. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Gurney, J., Fraser, L., Ikihele, A., Manderson, J., Scott, N., & Robson, B. (2021). Telehealth as a tool for equity: Pros, cons and recommendations. New Zealand Medical Journal, 134(1530), 111-115. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
2020
Journal - Research Other
Gurney, J. K., Robson, B., Koea, J., Scott, N., Stanley, J., & Sarfati, D. (2020). The most commonly diagnosed and most common causes of cancer death for Māori New Zealanders. New Zealand Medical Journal, 133(1521), 77-96. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Waa, A. M., Stanley, J., Edwards, R., Robson, B., Quah, A., & Fong, G. T. (2020). Perceptions of smoker stigmatization among New Zealand Māori and quitting behaviour findings from the Indigenous ITC NZ study. Proceedings of the Society for Research on Nicotine & Tobacco (SRNT) Annual Meeting. (pp. 130). [Abstract]
2019
Journal - Research Other
Robson, B. H., Ellison-Loschmann, L., Jeffreys, M., & McKenzie, F. (2019). Cancer survival equity by 2030: A Treaty compliant systems approach required. New Zealand Medical Journal, 132(1506), 7-9. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Waa, A., Robson, B., Gifford, H., Smylie, J., Reading, J., Henderson, J. A., … Hāpai Te Hauora Māori Public Health. (2019). Foundation for a Smoke-Free World and healthy Indigenous futures: An oxymoron? Tobacco Control, 29, 237-240. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2018-054792
Sarfati, D., Jackson, C. G. C. A., Macfarlane, S., Bissett, I., Robson, B., Gurney, J., Kemp, R., … McMenamin, J. (2019). Cancer Care at a Crossroads: Time to make a choice. New Zealand Medical Journal, 132(1493), 6-11. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Yeates, J., Robson, B., & Stairmand, J. (2019). 'Kia mou ki te aka matua': Māori language teaching in a medical school. In C. Ryan (Ed.), Proceedings of the 8th Biennial Leaders in Indigenous Medical Education (LIME) Network LIME Connection: Pouhine Poutama: Embedding Indigenous Health Education. (pp. 80). Melbourne, Australia: The University of Melbourne. Retrieved from https://www.limeconnection.net.au/program/
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Coleman, K., McKinlay, E., Simmonds, S., Darlow, B., Gray, B., Neser, H., Gray, L., Kemp, L., Perry, M., Waaka, T., Robson, B., Pullon, S., … Lawson Te-Aho, K., Tewhaiti-Smith, J., Glass, C., Haimona, M., & Kewene, F. (2019, March). Whakawhanaungatanga: Establishing relationships. Verbal presentation at the 22nd Asia-Australasia Conference of Radiological Technologists (AACRT) in conjunction with the Australian Society of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy’s 14th National Conference (ASMIRT), Adelaide, Australia.
2018
Journal - Research Article
Berry, M. J., Foster, T., Rowe, K., Robertson, O., Robson, B., & Pierse, N. (2018). Gestational age, health, and educational outcomes in adolescents. Pediatrics, 142(5), e20181016. doi: 10.1542/peds.2018-1016
Journal - Research Other
Gurney, J. K., Stanley, J., McGlynn, K., Richiardi, L., Shaw, C., Edwards, R., Merriman, T. R., Robson, B., … McLeod, M., Kennedy, M. A., & Sarfati, D. (2018). Testicular Cancer in New Zealand (TCNZ) study: Protocol for a national case-control study. BMJ Open, 8, e025212. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-025212
Sarfati, D., Robson, B., Garvey, G., Goza, T., Foliaki, S., Millar, E., … on behalf of the participants of the Indigenous Peoples and Cancer Symposium, including Sika-Paotonu, D. (2018). Improving the health of Indigenous people globally. Lancet Oncology, 19(6), e276. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(18)30336-X
Filoche, S., Cram, F., Beard, A., Sim, D., Geller, S., Edmonds, L., Robson, B., & Lawton, B. (2018). He Tamariki Kokoti Tau-Tackling preterm: A data-linkage methodology to explore the clinical care pathway in preterm deliveries. BMC Health Services Research, 18, 374. doi: 10.1186/s12913-018-3179-6
Sarfati, D., Garvey, G., Robson, B., Moore, S., Cunningham, R., Withrow, D., … Bray, F. (2018). Measuring cancer in Indigenous populations. Annals of Epidemiology, 28(5), 335-342. doi: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2018.02.005
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Simmonds, S., Tewhaiti-Smith, J., Glass, C., Waaka, T., Gray, B., Darlow, B., Pullon, S., McKinlay, E., Lawson-Te Aho, K., Haimona, M., Kemp, L., Perry, M., Gray, L., Coleman, K., Robson, B., Neser, H., … Kewene, F. (2018). Whakawhanaungatanga: An interprofessional education approach to teach the process of establishing relationships [Workshop]. Proceedings of the All Together Better Health (ATBH) IX Conference. 1323. Retrieved from http://www.atbhix.co.nz
Osborne, E., Anderson, V., & Robson, B. (2018). Students' encounters with their lived experiences in higher education. Proceedings of the Higher Education Development Centre (HEDC) Symposium: Celebrating Higher Education. (pp. 4). Retrieved from https://www.otago.ac.nz/hedc
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Robson, B. (2018, February). Tangata whenua me te mate pukupuku: Framing cancer with indigenous paradigms. Verbal presentation at the Indigenous People and Cancer Symposium: A Shared Agenda for Aotearoa, Australia, and Pacific Nations, Wellington, New Zealand.
Foster, T., Berry, M., Robson, B., Robertson, O., Rowe, K., & Pierse, N. (2018, August). Gestational age and associated health and educational outcomes: Life outcomes to adolescence for premature infants in New Zealand. Verbal presentation at the Medical Sciences Congress (MedSci), Queenstown, New Zealand.
Neser, H., Simmonds, S., McKinlay, E., Darlow, B., Coleman, K., Gray, B., Gray, L., Perry, M., Kemp, L., Waaka, T., Robson, B., Glass, C., Haimona, M., & Kewene, F. (2018, November). Whakawhanaungatanga: Establishing relationships. Verbal presentation at the Psychosocial Oncology New Zealand (PONZ) 16th Annual Conference, Rotorua, New Zealand.
2017
Journal - Research Article
Morrell, S., Taylor, R., Roder, D., Robson, B., Gregory, M., & Craig, K. (2017). Mammography service screening and breast cancer mortality in New Zealand: A National Cohort Study 1999-2011. British Journal of Cancer, 116, 828-839. doi: 10.1038/bjc.2017.6
2016
Journal - Research Article
Gilmour, J., Huntington, A., & Robson, B. (2016). Oral health experiences of Māori with dementia and Whānau perspectives: Oranga waha mō ngā iwi katoa. Nursing Praxis in Aotearoa New Zealand, 32(1), 20-27.
Anderson, I., Robson, B., Connolly, M., Al-Yaman, F., Bjertness, E., King, A., … Yap, L. (2016). Indigenous and tribal peoples' health (The Lancet-Lowitja Institute Global Collaboration): A population study. Lancet, 388, 131-157. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(16)00345-7
Lawton, B., Makowharemahihi, C., Cram, F., Robson, B., & Ngata, T. (2016). E Hine: Access to contraception for indigenous Māori teenage mothers. Journal of Primary Health Care, 8(1), 52-59. doi: 10.1071/HC15021
Lawton, B., Stanley, J., Filoche, S., Garrett, S., Rose, S. B., Robson, B., & Elley, C. R. (2016). Exploring the maternal and infant continuum: Ethnic disparities in infant hospital admissions for respiratory disease. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 40(5), 430-435. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.12505
Journal - Research Other
Robson, B., & Ellison-Loschmann, E. (2016). Māori and cancer care in Aotearoa/New Zealand: Responses to disparities. European Journal of Cancer Care, 25(2), 214-218. doi: 10.1111/ecc.12472
Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles
Anderson, I., Bang, A., Bjertness, E., Connolly, M., King, A., & Robson, B. (2016). Indigenous and tribal peoples' health: Authors' reply. Lancet, 388(10062), 2868. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(16)32465-5
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Robson, B., Morrell, S., Taylor, R., Roder, D., Gregory, M., & Craig, K. (2016). Breast screening and Māori breast cancer mortality: A national cohort study 1999-2011. Proceedings of the Pacific Region Indigenous Doctors Congress (PRIDoC). (pp. 92). Retrieved from http://pridoc2016.org/
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Robson, B., & Anderson, I. (2016, November-December). Indigenous and tribal peoples’ health: The Lancet-Lowitja global collaboration. Plenary presentation at the Pacific Region Indigenous Doctors Congress (PRIDoC), Auckland.
2015
Journal - Research Other
Sarfati, D., & Robson, B. (2015). Equitable cancer control: Better data needed for indigenous people. Lancet Oncology, 16(15), 1442-1444. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(15)00295-8
Commissioned Report for External Body
Robson, B., Purdie, G., Simmonds, S., Waa, A., Faulkner, R., & Rameka, R. (2015). Whanganui District Health Board: Māori health profile 2015. Commissioned by Ministry of Health. Wellington, New Zealand: Te Rōpū Rangahau Hauora a Eru Pōmare, University of Otago. 43p.
Robson, B., Purdie, G., Simmonds, S., Waa, A., Eddowes, M., & Rameka, R. (2015). West Coast District Health Board: Māori health profile 2015. Commissioned by Ministry of Health. Wellington, New Zealand: Te Rōpū Rangahau Hauora a Eru Pōmare, University of Otago. 41p.
Robson, B., Purdie, G., Simmonds, S., Waa, A., Eddowes, A., & Rameka, R. (2015). Waitemata District Health Board: Māori health profile 2015. Commissioned by Ministry of Health. Wellington, New Zealand: Te Rōpū Rangahau Hauora a Eru Pōmare, University of Otago. 43p.
Robson, B., Purdie, G., Simmonds, S., Waa, A., Eddowes, M., & Rameka, R. (2015). Wairarapa District Health Board: Māori health profile 2015. Commissioned by Ministry of Health. Wellington, New Zealand: Te Rōpū Rangahau Hauora a Eru Pōmare, University of Otago. 41p.
Robson, B., Purdie, G., Simmonds, S., Waa, A., Brownlee, G., & Rameka, R. (2015). Waikato District Health Board: Māori health profile 2015. Commissioned by Ministry of Health. Wellington, New Zealand: Te Rōpū Rangahau Hauora a Eru Pōmare, University of Otago. 43p.
Robson, B., Purdie, G., Simmonds, S., Waa, A., Brownlee, G., & Rameka, R. (2015). Taranaki District Health Board: Māori health profile 2015. Commissioned by Ministry of Health. Wellington, New Zealand: Te Rōpū Rangahau Hauora a Eru Pōmare, University of Otago. 43p.
Robson, B., Purdie, G., Simmonds, S., Waa, A., Faulkner, R., & Rameka, R. (2015). Tairāwhiti District Health Board: Māori health profile 2015. Commissioned by Ministry of Health. Wellington, New Zealand: Te Rōpū Rangahau Hauora a Eru Pōmare, University of Otago. 43p.
Robson, B., Purdie, G., Simmonds, S., Waa, A., Rameka, R., & Brownlee, G. (2015). Southern District Health Board: Māori health profile 2015. Commissioned by Ministry of Health. Wellington, New Zealand: Te Rōpū Rangahau Hauora a Eru Pōmare, University of Otago. 43p.
Robson, B., Purdie, G., Simmonds, S., Waa, A., Faulkner, R., & Rameka, R. (2015). South Canterbury District Health Board: Māori health profile 2015. Commissioned by Ministry of Health. Wellington, New Zealand: Te Rōpū Rangahau Hauora a Eru Pōmare, University of Otago. 41p.
Robson, B., Purdie, G., Simmonds, S., Waa, A., Faulkner, R., & Rameka, R. (2015). Northland District Health Board: Māori health profile 2015. Commissioned by Ministry of Health. Wellington, New Zealand: Te Rōpū Rangahau Hauora a Eru Pōmare, University of Otago. 43p.
Robson, B., Purdie, G., Simmonds, S., Waa, A., Faulkner, R., & Rameka, R. (2015). Nelson Marlborough District Health Board: Māori health profile 2015. Commissioned by Ministry of Health. Wellington, New Zealand: Te Rōpū Rangahau Hauora a Eru Pōmare, University of Otago. 43p.
Robson, B., Purdie, G., Simmonds, S., Waa, A., Faulkner, R., & Rameka, R. (2015). MidCentral District Health Board: Māori health profile 2015. Commissioned by Ministry of Health. Wellington, New Zealand: Te Rōpū Rangahau Hauora a Eru Pōmare, University of Otago. 43p.
Robson, B., Purdie, G., Simmonds, S., Waa, A., Scorringe, K., & Rameka, R. (2015). Lakes District Health Board: Māori health profile 2015. Commissioned by Ministry of Health. Wellington, New Zealand: Te Rōpū Rangahau Hauora a Eru Pōmare, University of Otago. 43p.
Robson, B., Purdie, G., Simmonds, S., Waa, A., Scorringe, K., & Rameka, R. (2015). Hutt Valley District Health Board: Māori health profile 2015. Commissioned by Ministry of Health. Wellington, New Zealand: Te Rōpū Rangahau Hauora a Eru Pōmare, University of Otago. 43p.
Robson, B., Purdie, G., Simmonds, S., Waa, A., Rameka, R., & Scorringe, K. (2015). Hawke's Bay District Health Board: Māori health profile 2015. Commissioned by Ministry of Health. Wellington, New Zealand: Te Rōpū Rangahau Hauora a Eru Pōmare, University of Otago. 43p.
Robson, B., Purdie, G., Simmonds, S., Waa, A., Scorringe, K., & Rameka, R. (2015). Counties Manukau District Health Board: Māori health profile 2015. Commissioned by Ministry of Health. Wellington, New Zealand: Te Rōpū Rangahau Hauora a Eru Pōmare, University of Otago. 43p.
Robson, B., Purdie, G., Simmonds, S., Waa, A., Faulkner, R., Rameka, R., & Andrewes, J. (2015). Capital and Coast District Health Board: Māori health profile 2015. Commissioned by Ministry of Health. Wellington, New Zealand: Te Rōpū Rangahau Hauora a Eru Pōmare, University of Otago. 43p.
Robson, B., Purdie, G., Simmonds, S., Waa, A., Andrewes, J., & Rameka, R. (2015). Canterbury District Health Board: Māori health profile 2015. Commissioned by Ministry of Health. Wellington, New Zealand: Te Rōpū Rangahau Hauora a Eru Pōmare, University of Otago. 43p.
Robson, B., Purdie, G., Simmonds, S., Waa, A., Rameka, R., & Andrewes, J. (2015). Bay of Plenty District Health Board: Māori health profile 2015. Commissioned by Ministry of Health. Wellington, New Zealand: Te Rōpū Rangahau Hauora a Eru Pōmare, University of Otago. 43p.
Robson, B., Purdie, G., Simmonds, S., Waa, A., & Rameka, R. (2015). Auckland District Health Board: Māori health profile 2015. Commissioned by Ministry of Health. Wellington, New Zealand: Te Rōpū Rangahau Hauora a Eru Pōmare, University of Otago. 43p.
Jones, B., Ingham, T. R., Reid, S., Davies, C., Levack, W., & Robson, B. (2015). He Māramatanga Huangō: Asthma health literacy for Māori children in New Zealand. Commissioned by Ministry of Health and the Asthma Foundation of New Zealand. Wellington, New Zealand: University of Otago. 92p.
2014
Journal - Research Article
Lawton, B., Filoche, S. K., Rose, S. B., Stanley, J., Garrett, S., Robson, B., Brown, S., & Sykes, P. (2014). Uterine cancer: Exploring access to services in the public health system. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 54(5), 457-461. doi: 10.1111/ajo.12237
Makowharemahihi, C., Lawton, B. A., Cram, F., Ngata, T., Brown, S., & Robson, B. (2014). Initiation of maternity care for young Māori women under 20 years of age. New Zealand Medical Journal, 127(1393). Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Journal - Research Other
Crampton, P., & Robson, B. (2014). Ongoing leadership and effort needed to keep the focus on improving Māori health. New Zealand Medical Journal, 127(1393). Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Robson, B., Simmonds, S., Stanley, J., Wall, M., Borich, A., & Gregory, M. (2014). Indigenous monitoring of breast screening in New Zealand to close the equity gap. Proceedings of the New Zealand Population Health Congress: Connecting Communities, Policy and Science. (pp. 158). Retrieved from http://www.pophealthcongress.org.nz/nzphc14/programme/programme
Robson, B., Purdie, G., Simmonds, S., Waa, A., & Rameka, R. (2014). Māori health profiles. Australasian Epidemiologist, 21(3), (pp. 85). [Abstract]
2013
Journal - Research Article
Lawton, B., Cram, F., Makowharemahihi, C., Ngata, T., Robson, B., Brown, S., & Campbell, W. (2013). Developing a Kaupapa Māori research project to help reduce health disparities experienced by young Māori women and their babies. AlterNative, 9(3), 246-261.
Hill, S., Sarfati, D., Robson, B., & Blakely, T. (2013). Indigenous inequalities in cancer: What role for health care? ANZ Journal of Surgery, 83(1-2), 36-41. doi: 10.1111/ans.12041
Journal - Research Other
Filoche, S., Garrett, S., Stanley, J., Rose, S., Robson, B., Elley, C. R., & Lawton, B. (2013). Wāhine hauora: Linking local hospital and national health information datasets to explore maternal risk factors and obstetric outcomes of New Zealand Māori and non-Māori women in relation to infant respiratory admissions and timely immunisations. BMC Pregnancy & Childbirth, 13, 145. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-145
Commissioned Report for External Body
Robson, B., Purdie, G., Simmonds, S., & Findlay, N. (2013). Mātātuhi Tuawhenua: Rural hospitalisations 2007 to 2011. Commissioned by Ministry of Health. Wellington, New Zealand: Ministry of Health. 31p. Retrieved from http://www.health.govt.nz/publication/matatuhi-tuawhenua-rural-hospitalisations-2007-2011
Barnes, H. M., Barnes, A. M., Baxter, J., Crengle, S., Pihama, L., Ratima, M., & Robson, B. (2013). Hapū Ora: Wellbeing in the early stages of life. Commissioned by Health Research Council of New Zealand and the Ministry of Health. Massey University, Auckland: Whāriki Research Group, SHORE and Whāriki Research Centre. 110p. Retrieved from http://www.massey.ac.nz/massey/learning/departments/centres-research/shore/projects/hapu-ora.cfm
2012
Journal - Research Article
Lawton, B. A., Rose, S. B., Pullon, S., Stanley, J., Garrett, S., Sykes, P., Cormack, D., Robson, B., Langdana, F., Cooper, A., & Filoche, S. K. (2012). The impact of outpatient booking systems on waiting times for investigation of suspected cancer: The case of post-menopausal bleeding. Clinical Ovarian & Other Gynecologic Cancer, 5(2), 87-93. doi: 10.1016/j.cogc.2013.06.001
Commissioned Report for External Body
Robson, B., Simmonds, S., Findlay, N., & Purdie, G. (2012). Mātātuhi Tuawhenua: Health of rural Māori 2012. Wellington, New Zealand: Ministry of Health. 68p. Retrieved from http://www.health.govt.nz/publication/matatuhi-tuawhenua-health-rural-maori-2012
2011
Authored Book - Research
Robson, B., Koopu, P., Gilmour, J., Rameka, R., Simmonds, S., Purdie, G., … Paine, S.-J. (2011). Oranga Waha: Oral health research priorities for Māori: Low income adults, kaumātua and Māori with disabilities, special needs or chronic health conditions. Wellington, New Zealand: Te Rōpū Rangahau Hauora a Eru Pōmare, University of Otago.
Journal - Research Article
McLeod, M., Cormack, D., Harris, R., Robson, B., Sykes, P., & Crengle, S. (2011). Achieving equitable outcomes for Māori women with cervical cancer in New Zealand: Health provider views. New Zealand Medical Journal, 124(1334). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/124-1334/4661/content.pdf
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Robson, B., & Simmonds, S. (2011). Te reo Māori and Tikanga in medical education. Proceedings of the Leaders in Indigenous Medical Education Conference: LIME Connection IV: Medical Education for Indigenous Health: Building the Evidence Base. (pp. 30-31). Retrieved from http://www.limenetwork.net.au/content/post-conference-report-2011
Robson, B., Purdie, G., McLeod, M., Harwood, M., Reid, P., Curtis, E., & Barnes, A. (2011). Overcoming racism to improve indigenous cardiovascular health: Tackling inequalities in cardiac health care. Heart, Lung & Circulation, 20(Suppl. 1), (pp. S2). doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2011.04.011
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Robson, B. (2011, August). Māori health. Verbal presentation at the Child Health and Wellbeing in New Zealand: Academic and Political Forum, Wellington, New Zealand.
Robson, B. (2011, June). Overcoming racism to improve indigenous cardiovascular health: Tackling inequalities in cardiac health care. Invited presentation at the Second Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand (CSANZ) Indigenous Cardiovascular Health Conference, Alice Springs, Australia.
Commissioned Report for External Body
Stuart, K., Gilmour, J., Broadbent, J., & Robson, B. (2011). Oranga Waha: Oral health research priorities for Māori: A Literature Review. Commissioned by Health Research Council and The Ministry of Health. Wellington, New Zealand: Te Rōpū Rangahau Hauora a Eru Pōmare. 67p.
2010
Journal - Research Article
Hill, S., Sarfati, D., Blakely, T., Robson, B., Purdie, G., Dennett, E., Cormack, D., Dew, K., … Kawachi, I. (2010). Ethnicity and management of colon cancer in New Zealand: Do indigenous patients get a worse deal? Cancer, 116(13), 3205-3214. doi: 10.1002/cncr.25127
McLeod, M., Harris, R., Purdie, G., Cormack, D., Robson, B., Sykes, P., Crengle, S., Iupati, D., & Walker, N. (2010). Improving survival disparities in cervical cancer between Māori and non-Māori women in New Zealand: A National Retrospective Cohort Study. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 34(2), 193-199. doi: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2010.00506.x
Curtis, E., Harwood, M., Riddell, T., Robson, B., Harris, R., Mills, C., & Reid, P. (2010). Access and society as determinants of Ischaemic Heart Disease in indigenous populations. Heart, Lung & Circulation, 19, 316-324. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2010.04.129
Cormack, D., Sarfati, D., Harris, R., Robson, B., Shaw, C., & Blakely, T. (2010). Re: 'An overview of cancer and beliefs about the disease in indigenous people of Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the US' [Letter]. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 34(1), 90-91. doi: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2010.00481.x
Hill, S., Sarfati, D., Blakely, T., Robson, B., Purdie, G., Chen, J., Dennett, E., Cormack, D., Cunningham, R., Dew, K., … Kawachi, I. (2010). Survival disparities in indigenous and non-indigenous New Zealanders with colon cancer: The role of patient comorbidity, treatment and health service factors. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, 64(2), 117-123. doi: 10.1136/jech.2008.083816
Journal - Research Other
Howden-Chapman, P., Robson, B., & Fougere, G. (2010). Life chances going up in smoke [Editorial]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 123(1320). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/123-1320/4275/content.pdf
Sarfati, D., Hill, S., Blakely, T., & Robson, B. (2010). Is bowel cancer screening important for Māori? [Editorial]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 123(1320). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/123-1320/4266/content.pdf
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Robson, B. (2010, July). Oral health research priorities for Māori. Verbal presentation at the Hui Whakapiripiri: Hangaia To Whare Kōrero Ma Ngā Pou Rangahau E Tu, Rotorua, New Zealand.
Commissioned Report for External Body
Robson, B., Purdie, G., & Cormack, D. (2010). Unequal Impact II: Māori and Non-Māori cancer statistics by deprivation and rural-urban status 2002-2006. Wellington, New Zealand: Ministry of Health. 167p.
2009
Journal - Research Article
Mihaere, K. M., Harris, R., Gander, P. H., Reid, P. M., Purdie, G., Robson, B., & Neill, A. (2009). Obstructive sleep apnea in New Zealand adults: Prevalence and risk factors among Māori and non-Māori. Sleep, 32(7), 949-956.
Sarfati, D., Hill, S., Blakely, T., Robson, B., Purdie, G., Dennett, E., Cormack, D., & Dew, K. (2009). The effect of comorbidity on the use of adjuvant chemotherapy and survival from colon cancer: A retrospective cohort study. BMC Cancer, 9, 116. doi: 10.1186/1471-2407-9-116
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Hill, S., Sarfati, D., Blakely, T., & Robson, B. (2009). Ethnicity and cancer treatment in New Zealand: Do Maori patients get a worse deal? Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, 63(Suppl. 2), (pp. A5-A6). doi: 10.1136/jech.2009.096701m
Ingham, T., Jones, B., & Robson, B. (2009). Community partnership research informing the undergraduate 'Hauora Māori' curriculum. Proceedings of the Leaders in Indigenous Medical Education (LIME) Connection III Conference: Advancing Indigenous Health: Workforce Innovations. (pp. 67). LIME. Retrieved from http://www.limenetwork.net.au/content/conference-program-and-report
Jones, B., Ingham, T., Cram, F., & Robson, B. (2009). Kaupapa Māori research: A principled paradigm. Proceedings of the New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) Conference: Celebrating Nursing Research: Opening doors. Retrieved from http://www.nzno.org.nz/groups/sections/nursing_research_/nrs_conferences
Waiti, J., & Robson, B. (2009). Mauri Tangata: The long-term health effects of unemployment. Proceedings of the Hui Whakapiripiri: Kanohi ki te Kanohi: Knowledge connections through traditional and contemporary means. (pp. 16). Health Research Council of New Zealand. Retrieved from http://hui.hrc.govt.nz/index.php/programme
Sarfati, D., Hill, S., Blakely, T., Robson, B., Purdie, G., Dennett, E., & Cormack, D. (2009). Survival differences between Māori and non-Māori New Zealanders with colon cancer: Contribution of disease, patient and health care factors. Australasian Epidemiologist. 16(2), (pp. 35). [Abstract]
2008
Authored Book - Research
Signal, L., Martin, J., Cram, F., & Robson, B. (2008). The Health Equity Assessment Tool: A user's guide. Wellington, New Zealand: Ministry of Health, 44p.
Chapter in Book - Research
Robson, B. (2008). What is driving the disparities? In K. Dew & A. Matheson (Eds.), Understanding health inequalities in Aotearoa New Zealand. (pp. 19-32). Dunedin, New Zealand: Otago University Press.
Journal - Research Article
Simmonds, S., Robson, B., Cram, F., & Purdie, G. (2008). Kaupapa Maori epidemiology. Australasian Epidemiologist, 15(1), 3-6.
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Harris, R., Robson, B., Reid, P., & Cram, F. (2008). Hauora: Maori standards of health IV: A study of the years 2000-2005. Proceedings of the New Zealand Public Health Association (PHA) Conference. (pp. 56). Retrieved from http://www.pha.org.nz/phaconference.html#pastconf
Harris, R., Robson, B., Purdie, G., & Cormack, D. (2008). Inequalities in survival and treatment of cervical cancer between Maori and non-Maori women in New Zealand. Proceedings of the New Zealand Public Health Association (PHA) Conference. (pp. 57). Retrieved from http://www.pha.org.nz/phaconference.html#pastconf
Hill, S. E., Sarfati, D., Blakely, T., Robson, B., Purdie, G., & Kawachi, I. (2008). Survival differences between indigenous and non-indigenous New Zealanders with colon cancer: Contribution of disease, patient and health care factors. American Journal of Epidemiology, 167(Suppl. 11), (pp. S128). doi: 10.1093/aje/kwn138
2007
Edited Book - Research
Robson, B., & Harris, R. (Eds.). (2007). Hauora: Māori standards of health IV: A study of the years 2000-2005. Wellington, New Zealand: Te Rōpū Rangahau Hauora a Eru Pōmare, University of Otago, 273p.
Chapter in Book - Research
Robson, B., & Purdie, G. (2007). Appendix 1: Methods. In B. Robson & R. Harris (Eds.), Hauora: Māori standards of health IV: A study of the years 2000-2005. (pp. 229-239). Wellington, New Zealand: Te Rōpū Rangahau Hauora a Eru Pōmare, University of Otago.
Harris, R., Purdie, G., Robson, B., Wright, C., Zhang, J., & Baker, M. (2007). Appendix 3: Estimating Māori hospitalisations and cancer registrations. In B. Robson & R. Harris (Eds.), Hauora: Māori standards of health IV: A study of the years 2000-2005. (pp. 249-259). Wellington, New Zealand: Te Rōpū Rangahau Hauora a Eru Pōmare, University of Otago.
Robson, B., Cormack, D., & Cram, F. (2007). Social and economic indicators. In B. Robson & R. Harris (Eds.), Hauora: Māori standards of health IV: A study of the years 2000-2005. (pp. 21-32). Wellington, New Zealand: Te Rōpū Rangahau Hauora a Eru Pōmare, University of Otago.
Reid, P., & Robson, B. (2007). Understanding health inequities. In B. Robson & R. Harris (Eds.), Hauora: Māori standards of health IV: A study of the years 2000-2005. (pp. 3-9). Wellington, New Zealand: Te Rōpū Rangahau Hauora a Eru Pōmare, University of Otago.
Robson, B., & Purdie, G. (2007). Mortality. In B. Robson & R. Harris (Eds.), Hauora: Māori standards of health IV: A study of the years 2000-2005. (pp. 33-61). Wellington, New Zealand: Te Rōpū Rangahau Hauora a Eru Pōmare, University of Otago.
Cormack, D., Purdie, G., & Robson, B. (2007). Cancer. In B. Robson & R. Harris (Eds.), Hauora: Māori standards of health IV: A study of the years 2000-2005. (pp. 103-119). Wellington, New Zealand: Te Rōpū Rangahau Hauora a Eru Pōmare, University of Otago.
Robson, B., Robson, C., Harris, R., & Purdie, G. (2007). Hospitalisations. In B. Robson & R. Harris (Eds.), Hauora: Māori standards of health IV: A study of the years 2000-2005. (pp. 63-101). Wellington, New Zealand: Te Rōpū Rangahau Hauora a Eru Pōmare, University of Otago.
Journal - Research Article
Signal, L., Martin, J., Reid, P., Carroll, C., Howden-Chapman, P., Keefe-Ormsby, V., … Robson, B., & Wall, T. (2007). Tackling health inequalities: Moving theory to action. International Journal for Equity in Health, 6. doi: 10.1186/1475-9276-6-12
Robson, B., Purdie, G., Cram, F., & Simmonds, S. (2007). Age standardisation: An indigenous standard? Emerging Themes in Epidemiology, 4, 3. doi: 10.1186/1742-7622-4-3
Harris, R., Robson, B., Curtis, E., Purdie, G., Cormack, D., & Reid, P. (2007). Māori and non-Māori differences in caesarean section rates: A national review. New Zealand Medical Journal, 120(1250). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/120-1250/2444/content.pdf
2006
Chapter in Book - Research
Reid, P., & Robson, B. (2006). The state of Māori health. In M. Mulholland & contributors (Eds.), State of the Māori nation: Twenty-first-century issues in Aotearoa. (pp. 17-31). Auckland, New Zealand: Reed.
Journal - Research Article
Health Utilisation Research Alliance (HURA), including McLeod, D., Cormack, D., Love, T., Salmond, C., Robson, B., Dowell, T., Crampton, P., Ramage, S., & Howard, M. (2006). Ethnicity, socioeconomic deprivation and consultation rates in New Zealand general practice. Journal of Health Services Research & Policy, 11(3), 141-149.
Health Utilisation Research Alliance (HURA), including McLeod, D., Cormack, D., Robson, B., Love, T., Salmond, C., Dowell, T., … Crampton, P. (2006). Ethnicity data and primary care in New Zealand: Lessons from the Health Utilisation Research Alliance (HURA) study. New Zealand Medical Journal, 119(1231). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/119-1231/1917/content.pdf
Commissioned Report for External Body
Robson, B., Cormack, D., & Purdie, G. (2006). Unequal Impact: Māori and non-Māori Cancer Statistics 1996-2001. Commissioned by Ministry of Health. Wellington, New Zealand. 242p.
Fawcett, J., Blakely, T., Robson, B., Tobias, M., Harris, R., & PakiPaki, N. (2006). Decades of disparity III: Ethnic and socioeconomic inequalities in mortality, New Zealand 1981-1999 (Public Health Intelligence: Occasional Bulletin Number 31). Commissioned by Ministry of Health. Wellington, New Zealand. 79p.
2005
Journal - Research Article
Blakely, T., Tobias, M., Robson, B., Ajwani, S., Bonné, M., & Woodward, A. (2005). Widening ethnic mortality disparities in New Zealand 1981-99. Social Science & Medicine, 61, 2233-2251.
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper
Robson, B. (2005). Meeting the statistical rights of indigenous peoples. Proceedings of the International Association of Official Statistics Satellite Meeting on Measuring Indigenous and Small Populations. Wellington: Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved from http://www.stats.govt.nz/about-us/events/satellite-meeting/default.htm
Commissioned Report for External Body
Cormack, D., Robson, B., Purdie, G., Ratima, M., & Brown, R. (2005). Access to cancer services for Māori. Commissioned by Ministry of Health. Wellington, New Zealand: WSMHS, University of Otago. 93p.
2004
Journal - Research Article
Blakely, T., Ajwani, S., Robson, B., Tobias, M., & Bonné, M. (2004). Decades of disparity: Widening ethnic mortality gaps from 1980 - 1999. New Zealand Medical Journal, 117(1199). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/117-1199/995/content.pdf
Commissioned Report for External Body
Robson, B. (2004). Economic determinants of Māori health and disparities. Commissioned by Te Rōpū Tohutohu i te Hauora Tūmatanui (Public Health Advisory Committee of the National Health Committee). University of Otago: Wellington School of Medicine and Health Sciences.
Carroll, C., Howden-Chapman, P., Keefe-Ormsby, V., Martin, J., Reid, P., Robson, B., & Signal, L. (2004). Tackling inequalities: Moving theory to action. Wellington, New Zealand: Ministry of Health. 34p.
2003
Journal - Research Article
Ajwani, S., Blakely, T., Robson, B., Atkinson, J., & Kiro, C. (2003). Unlocking the numerator-denominator bias III: Adjustment ratios by ethnicity for 1981-1999 mortality data. The New Zealand Census-Mortality Study. New Zealand Medical Journal, 116(1175). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/116-1175/456/content.pdf
Commissioned Report for External Body
Ajwani, S., Blakely, T. A., Robson, B. H., Tobias, M. I., & Bonne, M. (2003). Decades of disparity: Ethnic mortality trends in New Zealand 1980-1999. Commissioned by Ministry of Health. Wellington: Ministry of Health. 61p.
Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report
Ajwani, S., Blakely, T. A., Robson, B. H., Atkinson, J., Fawcett, J., & Kiro, C. (2003). Unlocking the numerator-denominator bias for the 1980s and 1990s [NZCMS technical report no. 4]. 111p.
2002
Journal - Research Article
Carr, J., Robson, B. H., Reid, P., Purdie, G. L., & Workman, P. (2002). Heart Failure: Ethnic disparities in morbidity and mortality in New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal, 115(1146), 15-17.
Keefe-Ormsby, V., Reid, P., Ormsby, C., Robson, B. H., Purdie, G. L., Baxter, J. M., & Ngati Kahungunu Iwi. (2002). Serious health events following involuntary job loss in New Zealand meat processing workers. International Journal of Epidemiology, 31, 1155-1161.
Blakely, T. A., Robson, B. H., Atkinson, J., Sporle, A., & Kiro, C. (2002). Unlocking the numerator-denominator bias. I:Adjustment ratios by ethnicity for 1991-1994 mortality data. New Zealand Medical Journal, 115, 39-43.
Blakely, T. A., Robson, B. H., & Woodward, A. (2002). Measuring health status accurately -more needs doing. New Zealand Medical Journal, 115, 149-150.
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper
Cormack, D., & Robson, B. H. (2002). Making ethnicity count in general practice. The future of primary health care conference. Wellington, NZ. [Full Paper]
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Keefe-Ormsby, V., Reid, P., Ormsby, C., Robson, B. H., Purdie, G. L., & Ngati Kahungunu Iwi. (2002). Health effects of involuntary job loss - a factory closure study. Proceedings of the Australasian Epidemiology Association Conference. 9, (pp. 26). [Abstract]
Harris, R. B., Reid, P., Gander, P., Workman, P., Robson, B. H., & Purdie, G. L. (2002). Sleep problems and sleep apnoea risk factors among Māori and non-Māori adults in New Zealand: A national mail survey. TSANZ. [Abstract]
Harris, R. B., Reid, P., Gander, P., Workman, P., Robson, B. H., & Purdie, G. L. (2002). Sleep problems and sleep apnoea risk factors among Māori and non-Māori adults in New Zealand: A national mail survey. Pacific Rim Indigenous Doctors Association Conference. [Abstract]
Harris, R. B., Reid, P., Gander, P., Workman, P., Robson, B. H., & Purdie, G. L. (2002). Sleep problems and sleep apnoea risk factors among Māori and non-Māori adults in New Zealand: A national mail survey. 15th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australasian Sleep Association. [Abstract]
Cormack, D., & Robson, B. H. (2002). Collecting patient ethnicity in general practice. Primary Focus: The future of primary health care. Wellington. [Abstract]
Commissioned Report for External Body
Robson, B. H. (2002). Mana Whakamārama - Equal Explanatory Power: Māori and non-Māori sample size in national health surveys. Commissioned by Public Health Intelligence. Wellington: Ministry of Health. 23p.
Ajwani, S., Blakely, T. A., Robson, B. H., Fawcett, J., & Kiro, C. (2002). Unlocking the Numerator-Denominator Bias for the 1980s and 1990s. Commissioned by NZCMS Technical Report No. 4. Wellington: Wellington School of Medicine. 111p.
2001
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Robson, B. H. (2001). Privilege and Pnalty: Racism in Māori Health Research Development. Hui Whakapiripiri. [Abstract]
Commissioned Report for External Body
Robson, B. H., & Reid, P. (2001). Ethnicity Matters: Māori Perspectives Paper for the Review of the Measurement of Ethnicity in Official Statistics. Commissioned by Statistics New Zealand. Wellington: Statistics New Zealand. 30p.
2000
Journal - Research Article
Te Rōpū Rangahau Hauora a Eru Pōmare, including Robson, B. H. (2000). Mauri Tū: The Tomoana Resource Centre - An invention following job loss. Social Policy Journal of New Zealand, 15, 55-68.
McLeod, D., Mansell, J., Harris, R., Dowell, A., Robson, B., & Reid, P. (2000). The collection of patient ethnicity data: A challenge for general practice. New Zealand Family Physician, 27(3), 51-57.
Te Rōpū Rangahau Hauora a Eru Pōmare, including Robson, B. H. (2000). Counting for nothing: Understanding the issues in monitoring disparities in health. Social Policy Journal of New Zealand, 14, 1-16.
Reid, P., Robson, B. H., & Jones, C. (2000). Disparities in Health: Common myths and uncommon truths. Pacific Health Dialog, 7, 38-47.
Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles
Harris, R. J., Keefe-Ormsby, V., Reid, P., & Robson, B. H. (2000). Impact of changes in the death registration process upon Māori mortality statistics. New Zealand Medical Journal, 113, 19.
1999
Journal - Research Article
Keefe-Ormsby, V., Ormsby, C., Robson, B. H., Reid, P., Cram, F., Purdie, G. L., & Ngati Kahungunu Iwi. (1999). Kaupapa Māori meets Retrospective Cohort. He Pukenga Kōrero, 5, 12-17.
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
McLeod, D., Mansell, J., Harris, R., Bailey, T., Dowell, A. C., Robson, B. H., & Reid, P. (1999). The collection of patient ethnicity data: A challenge for general practice. RNZCGP Annual Conference. [Abstract]
Reid, P., & Robson, B. H. (1999). The classification of ethnicity. Wellington School of Medicine Grand Round Series. [Abstract]
Commissioned Report for External Body
Ajwani, S., Blakely, T., Robson, B., Tobias, M., & Bonne, M. (1999). Decades of disparity: Ethnic mortality trends in New Zealand 1980-1999. Commissioned by Ministry of Health. Wellington: University of Otago.
Te Rōpū Rangahau Hauora a Eru Pōmare, including Robson, B. H. (1999). BRC Marketing & Social Research and Te Rōpū Rangahau Hauora a Eru Pōmare. (1999). The evaluation of the 'Hei Aha te Kai Paipa? - Why Start?' campaign: Overview report. Commissioned by Ministry of Health, Wellington: BRC Marketing & Social Research and Wellington School of Medicine: Te Rōpū Rangahau Hauora a Eru Pōmare. Wellington. 70p.
Watene, N., Reid, P., Keefe-Ormsby, V., & Robson, B. H. (1999). An evaluation of the 'Hei Aha te Kai Paipa? - Why Start?' campaign to reduce smoking among pregnant Māori smokers. Commissioned by Ministry of Health, Wellington. Wellington: Wellington School of Medicine: Te Rōpū Rangahau Hauora a Eru Pōmare. 33p.
1998
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Reid, P., & Robson, B. H. (1998). Dying to be counted. Te Oru Rangahau Maori Research & Development Conference. Palmerston North: School of Maori Studies, Massey University. [Abstract]
Keefe, V., Ormsby, C., Reid, P., Robson, B., Cram, F., Purdie, G., & et al (1998). Mauri mahi, mauri ora, mauri noho, mauri mate: Health effects of unemployment portfolio. Te Oru Rangahau, Māori Research & Development Conference. Palmerston North: School of Māori Studies, Massey University. [Abstract]
Gander, P., Harris, R. B., Reid, P., & Robson, B. H. (1998). Prevalence of sleep complaints and apnoea risk factors: A pilot study. 11th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australasian Sleep Association. [Abstract]
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Keefe-Ormsby, V., Ormsby, C., Ormsby, W., Cram, F., Reid, P., Robson, B. H., & Watene, N. (1998). Unemployment is not working. Verbal presentation at the 1st International Congress on Epidemiology and Indigenous Health Workers' Education, Cairns.
Keefe-Ormsby, V., Ormsby, C., Ormsby, W., Cram, F., Reid, P., Robson, B. H., & Watene, N. (1998, July). Mauri Mahi, Mauri, Mauri Ora, Mauri Noho, Mauri Mate: Health effects of unemployment portfolio. Verbal presentation at the Te Oru Rangahau: Maori Research and Development Conference, Palmerston North.
Commissioned Report for External Body
Keefe-Ormsby, V., Robson, B. H., Ormsby, C., & Reid, P. (1998). A method for auditing the collection of ethnicity data. Commissioned by Department of Corrections. Wellington School of Medicine, Te Rōpū Rangahau Hauora a Eru Pōmare. 21p.
Dowell, A. C., McLeod, D., Mansell, J., Kljakovic, M., Parkin, C., Bailey, T., Reid, P., Robson, B. H., & Harris, R. B. (1998). The collection of patient ethnicity data in general practice. Commissioned by Te Kete Hauora, Ministry of Health. Wellington: Wellington School of Medicine, Department of General Practice. 63p.
1997
Journal - Research Article
Sears, M. R., Lewis, S., Herbison, G. P., Robson, B., Flannery, E. M., Holdaway, M. D., Pearce, N., Crane, J., & Silva, P. A. (1997). Comparison of reported prevalences of recent asthma in longitudinal and cross-sectional studies. European Respiratory Journal, 10(1), 51-54. doi: 10.1183/09031936.97.10010051
Commissioned Report for External Body
Reid, P., Te Kawa, D., Robson, B. H., Brooking, L. A., & Harris, R. B. (1997). Monitoring disparities in health: Report on tasks one, two and three. Commissioned by Te Puni Kōkiri, Wellington. Wellington: Wellington School of Medicine. 55p.
Harris, R. B., Robson, B. H., Reid, P., & Keefe-Ormsby, V. (1997). CHE cultural reviews: Ethnicity data collection - error rates and training effectiveness. Commissioned by Central Regional Health Authority. Wellington: Wellington School of Medicine. 30p.