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2001

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Injury & Poisoning: Mortality Among Residents Of The Illawarra Health Area, Victoria J. Westley-Wise, Sarah Thackway Jan 2001

Injury & Poisoning: Mortality Among Residents Of The Illawarra Health Area, Victoria J. Westley-Wise, Sarah Thackway

Australian Health Services Research Institute

Causes of death due to injury and poisonings in 1994-1998 among people resident in the Illawarra Health Area, and each ofits Local Government Areas (LGAs), as recorded by the Australian Bureau of Statistics' Death Registrations, are reported in this issue of The Illawarra Population Health Profiler.


Injury & Poisoning: Morbidity Among Residents Of The Illawarra Health Area, Victoria J. Westley-Wise, Sarah Thackway Jan 2001

Injury & Poisoning: Morbidity Among Residents Of The Illawarra Health Area, Victoria J. Westley-Wise, Sarah Thackway

Australian Health Services Research Institute

This issue of The Illawarra Population Health Profiler looks at the causes of hospitalisation due to injury and poisonings in1997/98 and 1998/99 among people resident in the Illawarra Health Area, and each of its Local Government Areas (LGAs). In addition population-based 1997 survey data relating to injuries among Illawarra adults aged 16 years and over are reported. The report examines un-intentional injury including falls and road injuries as well as intentional injuries such as self-harm.