Ageing and healthcare cost in Australia: A case of policy-based evidence?

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 180, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 581-583

  Coory, Michael D ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COST CONTROL; DRUG COST; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FORECASTING; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MORBIDITY; PREDICTION; SURVIVAL RATE; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

AUSTRALIA; FORECASTING; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MORBIDITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

EID: 3042807042     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2004.tb06096.x     Document Type: Article

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