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    • Pregnancy, Births and Maternity
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      • Risk factors during pregnancy
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        • Data introduction
        • Population fertility
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        • Pregnancy outcomes - birth outcomes
        • Pregnancy outcomes - stillbirth, neonatal and infant deaths, and maternal deaths
        • Infant feeding and breastfeeding
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  • Health Conditions
    • Allergic Conditions
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      • Determinants
      • Policy context
      • Data
        • Primary care data
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        • ICD10 codes
        • International comparisons
      • Key references and evidence
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    • Asthma
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      • Introduction and risk factors
      • Policy context
      • Data
        • Primary care
        • Secondary care
        • Mortality data
        • Survey and burden of disease data
        • International comparisons
      • Key data sources
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      • Useful links
    • Cancer
      • Introduction
      • Risk factors
      • Policy context
      • Data
        • Data introduction
        • Scottish data
      • Key data sources
      • Useful links
    • Chronic Liver Disease
      • Key points
      • Introduction
      • Risk factors
      • Policy context
      • Data
        • Data introduction
        • Mortality
        • Hospital stays
        • International comparisons
      • Key data sources
      • Key references and evidence
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    • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
      • Key points
      • Introduction
      • Risk factors
      • Policy context
      • Data
        • Data introduction
        • Coding considerations
        • Primary care data
        • Secondary care data
        • Mortality data
        • Deprivation data
        • Smoking data
        • International comparisons
      • Key data sources
      • Key references and evidence
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    • Coronary Heart Disease
      • Key points
      • Introduction
      • Risk factors
      • Policy context
      • Data
        • Data introduction
        • Scottish data
        • International comparisons
      • Key data sources
      • Key references and evidence
      • Useful links
    • Coronavirus (COVID-19)
      • COVID-19 Wider Impacts
      • ScotPHO COVID-19 Community Vulnerability
      • COVID-19 Impact Surveys
      • COVID-19 burden of disease
    • Diabetes
      • Key points
      • Introduction
      • Risk factors
      • Policy context
      • Data
        • Data introduction
        • Primary care
        • Secondary care
        • Scottish Diabetes Survey
        • Mortality
        • International comparisons
      • Key references and evidence
      • Useful links
    • Epilepsy
      • Introduction
      • Policy context
      • Data
        • Primary care
        • Secondary care
        • Mortality
      • Key data sources
      • Key references
    • Hepatitis C
      • Key points
      • Introduction
      • Risk factors
      • Policy context
      • Data
        • Scotland and UK
        • International comparisons
      • Key data sources
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      • Useful links
    • Immunisations
      • Introduction and key points
      • Data
        • Vaccine uptake data
        • Children
        • Teenagers
        • Older adults
        • COVID-19
      • Key data sources
    • Infections
      • Key points
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        • Blood-borne infections
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        • Travel health
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    • Injuries
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        • Population surveys
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        • Home injuries
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        • Mortality
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    • Kidney Disease
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      • Risk factors
      • Policy context
      • Data
        • Data introduction
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    • Mental Health
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        • Adult mental health
        • Children and young people's mental health
        • Autism
        • Dementia
        • Depression and anxiety
        • Perinatal mental health
        • Schizophrenia
        • Suicide
        • Vulnerable groups
        • Deprivation
      • Key data sources
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      • Useful links
    • Multiple Sclerosis
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        • Data on multiple sclerosis
        • Primary care
        • Secondary care
        • NHS boards
        • Mortality
        • International comparisons
      • Key data sources
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    • Oral Health
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      • Risk factors
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