The boomers are coming: A total cost of care model of the impact of population aging on health care costs in the United States by major practice category

Health Services Research

Volumn 42, Issue 1 I, 2007, Pages 201-218

  Mary Martini, E ^a   Garrett, Nancy ^b   Lindquist, Tammie ^d   Isham, George J ^c  

^a Mail Stop 21108Q   (United States)

^b Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota   (United States)

^c HEALTHPARTNERS INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Access demand utilization of services; Administrative data uses; Aging elderly geriatrics; Demography; Health care costs; Health planning; Health policy; Physician training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; KIDNEY DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PHARMACY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ECONOMICS, MEDICAL; FEES, PHARMACEUTICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MEDICINE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; SPECIALIZATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33846409882     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: 14756773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2006.00607.x     Document Type: Article

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