TY - BOOK
T1 - Hospital separations due to injury and poisoning, Australia 2009-10
AU - Tovell, Amanda
AU - McKenna, Keren
AU - Bradley, Clare
AU - Pointer, Sophie
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - This report is the eighth in a series on hospitalisations due to injury and poisoning in Australia, and covers the financial year 2009-10. A total of 421,065 injury cases required hospitalisation during the 12 months (242,478 males and 178,586 females). Overall rates of injury were higher among people aged 65 and over, and lower in children aged 0-14. The leading causes of hospitalised injury were unintentional falls (38% of cases), followed by transport accidents (13%).
AB - This report is the eighth in a series on hospitalisations due to injury and poisoning in Australia, and covers the financial year 2009-10. A total of 421,065 injury cases required hospitalisation during the 12 months (242,478 males and 178,586 females). Overall rates of injury were higher among people aged 65 and over, and lower in children aged 0-14. The leading causes of hospitalised injury were unintentional falls (38% of cases), followed by transport accidents (13%).
UR - http://www.aihw.gov.au/publication-detail/?id=60129542183
UR - http://www.aihw.gov.au/publication-detail/?id=60129542183
M3 - Commissioned report
T3 - Injury research and statistics
BT - Hospital separations due to injury and poisoning, Australia 2009-10
PB - Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
CY - Canberra
ER -