The burden of disease and injury in Australia

The burden of disease and injury in Australia

An overview of the results of the Australian Burden of Disease (ABD) study is presented. The ABD study was the first to use methodology developed for the Global Burden of Disease study to measure the burden of disease and injury in a developed country. In 1996, mental disorders were the main causes...

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Main Authors: Mathers Colin D., Vos E. Theo, Stevenson Christopher E., Begg Stephen J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The World Health Organization 2001-01-01
Series:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Subjects:
Cost of illness
Life expectancy
Mental disorders/epidemiology
Cardiovascular diseases/epidemiology
Chronic disease/epidemiology
Risk factors
Epidemiologic studies
Australia
Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862001001100013

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