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Asthma in Australia 2005
  • Australian Centre for Asthma Monitoring (ACAM)
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Asthma in Australia 2005
  • Chapter 2
  • Asthma in children
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World ranking for the percentage of children with
self-reported wheeze
age 13 to 14 years
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Prevalence of current asthma
by age group and sex, children aged 0 to 18 years, Australia, 2001
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Prevalence of current asthma
by Indigenous status
by age group, children aged 0 to 18 years, Australia, 2001
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Proportion of general practice encounters for asthma by age
children aged 0 to 18 years, Australia, April 1998 to March 2004
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Proportion of general practice encounters for asthma by age and sex
children aged 0 to 18 years, Australia, April 2001 to March 2004
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Proportion of general practice encounters for asthma by state and territory
children aged 0 to 18 years, Australia, April 2001 to March 2004
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Proportion of general practice encounters for asthma by age & socioeconomic status
children aged 0 to 18 years, Australia, April 2001 to March 2004
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ED visits for asthma
 per 100,000 population, by month and age
children aged 0 to 18 years, NSW and Vic, Jul 1999 to Dec 2003
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Average weekly deviation from average number of ED visits for asthma
children aged 0 to 18 years, NSW and Vic, 1999–2004
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Monthly per cent of ED visits for asthma
that were for severe asthma
children aged 0 to 18 years, NSW and Vic, Jul ‘99 to Jun ‘04
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Monthly per cent of ED visits for asthma that resulted in admission to hospital
children aged 0 to 18 years, NSW and Vic, Jul ‘99 to Jun ‘04
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ED visits for asthma
per 100 children with asthma by age & sex
children aged 0 to 18 years, NSW and Vic, 1999–2004
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ED visits for asthma resulting in admission to hospital by age & sex
children aged 0 to 18 years, NSW and Vic, 1999–2004
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Hospital separations for asthma
per 100,000 population
children aged 0 to 18 years, Australia, 1996–2004
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Hospital separations for asthma
per 100,000 population by age & sex
children aged 0 to 18 years ,Australia, 2002–03
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Hospital separations for asthma
per 100 children with asthma by age & sex
children aged 0 to 18 years, Australia, 2002–03
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Relative frequency of
length of stay for asthma by age
children aged 0 to 18 years, Australia, 2002–03
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Hospital separations for asthma
per 100,000 population by Indigenous status
children aged 0 to 18 years, Australia, 2002–03
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Hospital separations for asthma
per 100,000 population by age, state & territory
children aged 0 to 18 years, Australia, 2002–03
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Hospital separations for asthma by English-speaking vs non-English-speaking background
 per 100,000 population, by age group, children aged 0 to 18 years, Australia, 2002–03
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Proportion with current asthma with a
written asthma action plan (AAP) by age & sex
children aged 2 to 18 years, Australia, 2001