Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2021) Hospitalised injury in children and young people, 2017–18, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 30 May 2023.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2021). Hospitalised injury in children and young people, 2017–18. Canberra: AIHW.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Hospitalised injury in children and young people, 2017–18. AIHW, 2021.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Hospitalised injury in children and young people, 2017–18. Canberra: AIHW; 2021.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2021, Hospitalised injury in children and young people, 2017–18, AIHW, Canberra.
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Around 130,000 children and young people were hospitalised because of an injury in 2017–18, males outnumbering females by almost 2 to 1. The most common cause of hospitalised injury among children and young people was a fall of some type.
Around 130,000 children and young people were hospitalised because of an injury in 2017–18
The most common cause of hospitalised injury among children and young people was a fall of some type
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