Obesity and injury in the National Hospital Morbidity Database
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AIHW
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2013) Obesity and injury in the National Hospital Morbidity Database, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 29 March 2024.
APA
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2013). Obesity and injury in the National Hospital Morbidity Database. Canberra: AIHW.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Obesity and injury in the National Hospital Morbidity Database. AIHW, 2013.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Obesity and injury in the National Hospital Morbidity Database. Canberra: AIHW; 2013.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2013, Obesity and injury in the National Hospital Morbidity Database, AIHW, Canberra.
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Obesity and injury are major health burdens on society. This report studies the feasibility of using the National Hospital Morbidity Database to investigate the relationship between obesity and hospitalised injury in Australia. The database does not currently provide a reliable basis for measuring obesity among admitted patients or for assessing the characteristics of injury cases with obesity. Inclusion of height and weight information in separations data would enable analysis of the effects of body mass index on injury occurrence, treatment and outcomes.
- ISSN: 1444-3791
- ISBN: 978-1-74249-423-4
- Cat. no: INJCAT 158
- Pages: 50