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Author Unwin, Elizabeth.

Title The impact of tobacco smoking and alcohol consumption on Aboriginal mortality and hospitalisation in Western Australia : 1983-1991 / Elizabeth Unwin, Neil Thomson, Michael Gracey
Published Perth : Health Department of Western Australia, 1994

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Location Call no. Vol. Availability
 W'PONDS  362.290994 Unw/Ioe  AVAILABLE
Description viii, 64 pages : illustrations ; 30 cm
Series Occasional paper, 0816-2972 ; 60
Occasional paper (Western Australia. Health Department) ; 60
Contents Summary -- Acknowledgements -- Table of contents -- List of tables -- List of figures -- Introduction -- The health impact of tobacco smoking and alcohol use -- The impact of tobacco smoking and alcohol use on Aborigines -- Tobacco and alcohol use among Aborigines -- Methods -- Data resources -- The aetiologic fractions method -- Statistical method -- Results -- Mortality -- Hospitalisation -- Discussion -- Methodological issues -- Implications of the findings for the health sector -- References -- Appendix -- Tables
Summary Uses West Australian mortality and hospitalisation data for 1983-1991 to estimate the number of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal deaths and hospital admissions due to alcohol and tobacco use; found that tobacco smoking and alcohol consumption were responsible for much higher rates of death and hospitalisation for Aboriginal people than for non-Aboriginal people; discusses methodological problems relating to estimation techniques and implications for the health sector
Notes "August 1994"
Includes tables
Bibliography Bibliography: pages 38-40
Notes Occasional paper (Western Australia. Health Dept.) no:60 0816-2972
Subject Aboriginal Australians -- Alcohol use -- Australia -- Western Australia -- Statistics.
Aboriginal Australians -- Alcohol use -- Australia -- Western Australia.
Aboriginal Australians -- Diseases -- Australia -- Western Australia -- Statistics.
Aboriginal Australians -- Hospital care -- Australia -- Western Australia -- Statistics.
Aboriginal Australians -- Hospital care -- Australia -- Western Australia.
Aboriginal Australians -- Mortality -- Australia -- Western Australia -- Statistics.
Aboriginal Australians -- Mortality -- Australia -- Western Australia.
Aboriginal Australians -- Tobacco use -- Australia -- Western Australia -- Statistics.
Aboriginal Australians -- Tobacco use -- Australia -- Western Australia.
Alcoholism -- Treatment.
Mortality -- Australia -- Western Australia -- Statistics.
Smoking cessation.
Genre/Form Statistics.
Author Gracey, Michael.
Thomson, Neil.
Western Australia. Health Department.
LC no. 97115959
ISSN 0816-2972