Health care costs of an aging population: The case of Australia

Reviews in Clinical Gerontology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 359-365

  Howe, Anna L ^a  

^a NATIONAL AGEING RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; AUSTRALIA; DEMOGRAPHY; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LONG TERM CARE; REVIEW;

EID: 0031464353     PISSN: 09592598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0959259897007491     Document Type: Review

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