Research Centre for Injury Studies
Incorporating the AIHW National Injury Surveillance Unit
Injury Issues Monitor

The Monitor is published approximately three times annually providing a clearinghouse for information about developments in injury surveillance and prevention. It currently has a circulation of around 2000 individuals representing a diverse range of organisations and sectors with an interest in injury issues.

Note: The Injury Issues Monitor is produced in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format. The Acrobat Reader can be downloaded from the Adobe website.

Issue: No 23 - December 2001.


In this issue...

  • Child injuries due to falls
  • Release of National Injury Prevention Plan
  • Report on the recent Warrnambool Conference
  • New report: Falls by the elderly
  • NHMRC funds for injury prevention research
  • Information sources on injury among Indigenous Australians
  • Changes to ICD-10-AM
  • 2001 IgNobel Award for Injury Researcher
  • Adolescent self poisoning
  • Evaluating the evidence for injury interventions: a case study

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