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ReviewInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022

Health Statistics in Australia: What We Know and Do Not Know.

Richard Madden, Nicola Fortune, Julie Gordon

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Review in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
  2. Describing the Eye Health of Newly Arrived Refugees in Adelaide, South Australia.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024
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  3. An Intersectional Approach to Hepatitis B.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Richard MaddenFaculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.
Nicola FortuneCentre for Disability Research and Policy, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-1489-5709
Julie GordonWHO Collaborating Centre for Strengthening Rehabilitation Capacity in Health Systems, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-3136-5323

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Australia is a federation of six states and two territories (the States). These eight governmental entities share responsibility for health and health services with the Australian Government. Mortality statistics, including causes of death, have been collected since the late 19th century, with national data produced by the (now) Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) from 1907. Each State introduced hospital in-patient statistics, assisted by State offices of the ABS. Beginning in the 1970s, the ABS conducts regular health surveys, including specific collections on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Overall, Australia now has a comprehensive array of health statistics, published regularly without political or commercial interference. Privacy and confidentiality are guaranteed by legislation. Data linkage has grown and become widespread. However, there are gaps, as papers in this issue demonstrate. Most notably, data on primary care patients and encounters reveal stark gaps. This paper accompanies a range of papers from expert authors across the health statistics spectrum in Australia. It is hoped that the collection of papers will inform interested readers and stand as a comprehensive review of the strengths and weaknesses of Australian health statistics in the early 2020s.

Indexed as

Health Services, IndigenousAustraliaAustralian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander PeoplesHealth SurveysHumansPublic HealthAustralian health systemdata linkagehealth statisticshealth surveysIndigenous

Identifiers

PMID35564353
PMCPMC9099714

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