The Australian burden of disease study: Measuring the loss of health from diseases, injuries and risk factors

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 172, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 592-596

  Mathers, Colin D ^a   Vos, E Theo ^b,c   Stevenson, Chris E ^a   Begg, Stephen J ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF HEALTH AND WELFARE   (Australia)

^b Department of Human Services ^*  (Australia)

^c Department of Human Services   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; DATA ANALYSIS; DISABILITY; HUMAN; INJURY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING;

EID: 0034686337     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2000.tb124125.x     Document Type: Review

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