Wong, C. M., R. W. Atkinson, et al. (2002). "A tale of two cities: effects of air pollution on hospital admissions in Hong Kong and London compared." Environmental Health Perspectives 110(1): 67-77. Table 6: Sources of health data Type of Data custodian Years of available data Variables in dataset Process for accessing Time frame for health data data accessing data Mortality ABS (aggregate and coded ABS: 2002-2012 (last 10 Variables include : age or National Information Up to 1 month. data available to SLA level years). Some data back to DOB, gender, underlying Referral Service (NIRS) (lowest geographic 1968 but would incorporate cause of death (ABS), 1300 135 070 or complete idenitifier)).* ICD8, ICD9 and ICD10 multiple causes of death Inquiry form located at coding. (ABS), SLA (geographic Individual State Registrars identifier), ICD codes. Specify requirements and of Births, Deaths and work is quoted. Minimum Marriages (unit record data charge of $650 for 3 hrs. available but not coded). State level data available free of charge at: OpenDocument Hospitalisation National Hospital Morbidity Data by State; annual AIHW, Head, Hospitals Database (NHMD) frequency of reporting Data Unit, 02 6244 1157; administered by AIHW. (Australian Institute of hospitaldata@aihw.gov.au Health and Welfare). State health agencies, eg. NSW Admitted Patient Apply in writing to NSW 2 weeks to a few
Wong, C. M., R. W. Atkinson, et al. (2002). "A tale of two cities: effects of air pollution on hospital admissions in Hong Kong and London compared." Environmental Health Perspectives 110(1): 67-77. Table 6: Sources of health data Type of health data Data custodian Years of available data Variables in dataset Process for accessing data Time frame for accessing data Mortality ABS (aggregate and coded data available to SLA level (lowest geographic idenitifier)).* Individual State Registrars of Births, Deaths and Marriages (unit record data available but not coded). ABS: 2002-2012 (last 10 years). Some data back to 1968 but would incorporate ICD8, ICD9 and ICD10 coding. Variables include : age or DOB, gender, underlying cause of death (ABS), multiple causes of death (ABS), SLA (geographic identifier), ICD codes. National Information Referral Service (NIRS) 1300 135 070 or complete Inquiry form located at Specify requirements and work is quoted. Minimum charge of $650 for 3 hrs. State level data available free of charge at: OpenDocument Up to 1 month. Hospitalisation National Hospital Morbidity Database (NHMD) administered by AIHW. State health agencies, eg. NSW Admitted Patient Data by State; annual frequency of reporting (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare). AIHW, Head, Hospitals Data Unit, 02 6244 1157; hospitaldata@aihw.gov.au Apply in writing to NSW 2 weeks to a few
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