A common, chronic inflammatory disease of the air passages that presents as episodes of wheezing, breathlessness and chest tightness due to widespread narrowing of the airways and obstruction of airflow.

Occurs when a patient receives some form of service from a functional unit of a hospital, but is not admitted.

Where a dwelling requires one or more additional bedrooms to adequately house its inhabitants, according to the Canadian National Occupancy Standard

A privately owned and operated institution, catering for patients who are treated by a doctor of their own choice. Patients are charged fees for accommodation and other services provided by the hospital and relevant medical and allied health practitioners. The term includes private free-standing day hospital facilities

Never consumed a full serve of alcohol.

A person of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent who identifies as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. See also Indigenous

The ARIA provides classification of the level of accessibility to goods and services (such as general practitioners, hospitals and specialist care) based on the proximity to these services (measured by road distance).

Coming on sharply and often brief, intense and severe.

Describes an acute myocardial infarction

Public and private hospitals that provide services mainly to admitted patients with acute or temporary ailments. The average length of stay is relatively short.