| Indicator Id: |
292
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| Description: | Prevalence of ever having doctor-diagnosed asthma |
| Indicator Source: |
Australian Centre for Asthma Monitoring (ACAM)
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| Data Available: | Yes |
| Data Source(s): |
National Health Survey (NHS)
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| Where Reported: | AIHW: Asthma in Australia 2005; AIHW: Chronic diseases and associated risk factors in Australia, 2001 |
| Data Issues: | No data |
| Numerator: | Number of people with asthma |
| Denominator: | Total population |
| Suggested Reporting Categories: | No data |
| AIHW Comments: | This indicator has been recommended by ACAM to supplement the NHPA indicator for asthma prevalence in their Technical Review of Asthma Indicators (Baker et al 2004) |
| Link to NHA indicator specifications: |
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| Link(s): |
AIHW: Asthma in Australia 2005 publication
AIHW: Indicators for chronic diseases and their determinants 2008
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