Understanding national injury data regarding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
released: 1 Dec 1996 author: Moller J
Discusses data quality and availability as they relate to data on injury among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Also presents a brief summary of national death and hospitalisation data.
ISSN 1037-1591; Cat. no. INJ 3; 8pp.; OUT OF PRINT
Publication
Publication table of contents
- Background
- Introduction
- The importance of national data
- Available national data
- Issues of identification of Aboriginality
- Issues of injury classification
- The importance of injury in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
- Limits of the data that need addressing
- Data issues
Recommended citation
Moller J 1996. Understanding national injury data regarding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Australian injury prevention bulletin no. 14. Cat. no. INJ 3. Canberra: AIHW.