| Indicator Id: |
18
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| Description: | Rate of emergency department attendance for asthma |
| Indicator Source: |
Australian Centre for Asthma Monitoring (ACAM)
National Health Priority Areas (NHPA)
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| Data Available: | No |
| Where Reported: | No data |
| Data Issues: | Data collections of asthma attendances at EDs in Australia do not cover all hospitals and in some states do not contain diagnostic lables. |
| Numerator: | Number of hospital emergency department attendances with a principal diagnosis of asthma for a particular year |
| Denominator: | Estimates resident population |
| Suggested Reporting Categories: | Per 100,000 erp |
| AIHW Comments: | Data currently available through certain states data collections |
| Link to NHA indicator specifications: |
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