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Reference Resources

Data Sources and Statistics

AusStats
AusStats is the Australian Bureau of Statistic's (ABS) web-based information service - providing you with the full ABS product range online, updated daily.
Australia's Health 2006 
The tenth biennial health report of the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. It is the nation's authoritative source of information on patterns of health and illness, determinants of health, the supply and use of health services, and health services expenditure. The report also includes a special chapter on the health of older Australians.
GenderStats
Electronic database of gender statistics and indicators from the World Bank.Data sources for GenderStats include national statistics, United Nations databases, and World Bank-conducted or funded surveys.
WHO Statistical Information System  (WHOSIS)
The WHO Statistical Information System is the guide to health and health-related epidemiological and statistical information available from the World Health Organization.

Online Texts

AccessMedicine
UNSW subscription to electronic books in medicine with titles such as DeCherney's Current Obstetric & Gynecologic Diagnosis & Treatment and Medical Epidemiology
Books@OVID
Comprehensive compilation of electronic books in Medicine including authoritative titles including the Oxford Textbook of Public Health, the Oxford Textbook of Medicine and Danforth's Obstetrics &Gynecology
HIV Medicine
HIV Medicine is a medical textbook that aims to provide a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the treatment of HIV Infection.