Changes in hospitalisation rates and costs in New South Wales, 1996-97 and 2000-01

Australian Economic Review

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 391-408

  Walker, Agnes ^a   Thurecht, Linc ^b   Harding, Ann ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING POPULATION; COST; HOSPITAL SECTOR; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES;

EID: 33845264149     PISSN: 00049018     EISSN: 14678462     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8462.2006.00428.x     Document Type: Article

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