The Australian Burden of Disease Study: measuring the loss of health from diseases, injuries and risk factors

Mathers, Colin; E Stevenson, Chris; T. Vos, E.; Begg, Stephen

doi:10.5694/j.1326-5377.2000.tb124125.x

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The Australian Burden of Disease Study: measuring the loss of health from diseases, injuries and risk factors

Published in The Medical Journal of Australia • Jun 1, 2000

Authors:

Colin Mathers

Chris E Stevenson

E. T. Vos

Abstract

This is an overview of the first burden of disease and injury studies carried out in Australia. Methods developed for the World Bank and World Health Organization Global Burden of Disease Study were adapted and applied to Australian population health data. Depression was found to be the top-ranking ...

Subject

Burden of disease

Environmental health

Medicine

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