Secular change of the Australian all-cause mortality, 1907-1998

Australian Journal of Primary Health

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 58-66

  Bi, Peng ^a   Walker, Sue ^b   Parton, Kevin A ^c   Whitby, Michael ^a  

^a PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Causes; Mortality; Trends

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANCER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; INFECTION; INJURY; MORTALITY; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE;

EID: 0036457914     PISSN: 13242296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/py02044     Document Type: Article

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