The burden of disease

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 169, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 156-158

  Andrews, Gavin ^a,c   Mathers, Colin ^b   Sanderson, Kristy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF HEALTH AND WELFARE   (Australia)

^c ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CAUSE OF DEATH; DISABILITY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; MORTALITY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RISK FACTOR; SHORT SURVEY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0032479791     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1998.tb116018.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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