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released: 1 Jul 1996 author: Mathers C

This report is an important reference that gives information on broad health indicators covering mortality, handicap, disability, perceived health status, illness and accident rates and health service use and on specific health problems such as suicide, motor vehicle traffic accidents, drug dependence, cancers, epilepsy, deafness, smoking and risk drinking.

ISSN 1036 6148; ISBN 978 0 642 24702 5; Cat. no. AIHW 124; 212pp.; OUT OF PRINT

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Publication table of contents

  • Preliminary material
    • Title and verso pages
    • Contents
    • Acknowledgments
    • Summary
  • Body section
    1. Introduction
      • Purpose
      • Background
      • What is health expenditure?
    2. Methods and limitations
      • Data used to provide estimates
      • Changes in methods between 2000-01 and 2004-05
    3. How much is spent on chronic kidney disease?
    4. Treatment of end-stage kidney disease
    5. Changes in health care expenditure, 2000-01 to 2004-05
    6. Discussion and conclusion  
  • End matter
    • Appendixes
      • Appendix 1: Data and methods used to provide estimates
      • Appendix 2: Defining CKD
        • International Classification of Diseases (ICD)
        • International Classification of Primary Care, second edition (ICPC-2)
    • Glossary
    • References

Recommended citation

Mathers C 1996. Health differentials among young Australian adults. Health monitoring series no. 4. Cat. no. AIHW 124. Canberra: AIHW.