Table of contents

  • List of tables
  • List of figures
  • Preface
  • 1 Introduction
    • The Hospital Utilisation and Cost Study 1989-90
    • Hospital morbidity data
    • Data quality and comparability issues
    • Scope of the report
    • Data requested for HUCS 1989-90
    • Definitions
    • References
  • 2 Results
    • Introductory notes
    • Hospitalisation rates in Australia during 1989-90
    • Inter-sectorial differences
  • Appendixes
    • A Sex by age tables
    • B Diagnosis tables
    • C Procedure tables
    • D External cause tables
    • E Population estimates used
    • F State specific details, definitions and policy statements