Background Measuring disease and injury burden in populations requires a composite metric
that captures both premature mortality and the prevalence and severity of ill-health. The …

Background Non-fatal health outcomes from diseases and injuries are a crucial consideration
in the promotion and monitoring of individual and population health. The Global Burden of …

Background Measurement of the global burden of disease with disability-adjusted life-years
(DALYs) requires disability weights that quantify health losses for all non-fatal …

Background: A past injury history is one of the most commonly cited risk factors for sports
injury. Often, injury history data are collected by self report surveys, with the potential for recall …

Objective: To determine whether the statewide system of trauma care introduced in 2000 has
resulted in improved survival for all major trauma patients in Victoria. Design, setting and …

Objectives: To identify risk factors for hamstring injury at the community level of Australian
football. Methods: A total of 126 community level Australian football players participated in this …

Objectives: Pre-season or pre-participation screening is commonly used to identify intrinsic
risk factors for sports injury. Tests chosen are generally based on clinical experience due to …

Objective: To describe outcomes of major trauma survivors managed in an organized
trauma system, including the association between levels of care and outcomes over time. …

BACKGROUND: The practice of warming up prior to exercise is advocated in injury prevention
programs, but this is based on limited clinical evidence. It is hypothesised that warming …

Background The Injury Severity Score (ISS) is the most ubiquitous summary score derived
from Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS) data. It is frequently used to classify patients as ‘major …