| Indicator Id: |
96
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| Description: | Hospital separation rate for asthma |
| Indicator Source: |
National Health Priority Areas (NHPA)
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| Data Available: | Yes |
| Data Source(s): |
Hospital morbidity database (AIHW)
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| Where Reported: | AIHW: Australia's Health; AIHW: Asthma in Australia series; AIHW: Australian hospital statistics; AIHW: Chronic diseases and associated risk factors in Australia, 2001 |
| Data Issues: | No data |
| Numerator: | Number of hospital separations for asthma |
| Denominator: | Total population |
| Suggested Reporting Categories: | Report by age groups; Report for principal diagnosis of asthma |
| AIHW Comments: | This is an old NHPA indicator, for updated information see updated indicator no. 313 This indicator was recommended for reporting (with some further development) by ACAM in their Technical Review of Asthma Indicators (Baker et al 2004) |
| Link to NHA indicator specifications: |
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| Link(s): |
AIHW: Australia's Health 2010
AIHW: Australian hospital statistics publication
AIHW: Asthma in Australia
Chronic diseases and associated risk factors in Australia, 2001
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