Abstract
Despite steady improvements in Australia's health over the past decade, there are still opportunities for further progress. Significant gains can be made through achievable changes in exposure to a limited number of well established health risks.
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Environmental healthPublic healthEpidemiologyOccupational safety and healthSocioeconomic statusMedicinePopulationPopulation healthDisease burdenBurden of diseaseYears of potential life lostLife expectancy
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- Year
- 2008
- Type
- article
- Volume
- 188
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 36-40
- Citations
- 241
- Access
- Closed
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Stephen Begg,
Theo Vos,
Bridget M. Barker
et al.
(2008).
Burden of disease and injury in Australia in the new millennium: measuring health loss from diseases, injuries and risk factors.
The Medical Journal of Australia
, 188
(1)
, 36-40.
https://doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.2008.tb01503.x
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- DOI
- 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2008.tb01503.x