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
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