Horizontal inequities in Australia's mixed public/private health care system

Health Policy

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 97-108

  Van Doorslaer, Eddy ^a,b   Clarke, Philip ^c   Savage, Elizabeth ^b   Hall, Jane ^b  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Access; Australia; Equity; Insurance system; Utilisation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL CARE; MEDICARE; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE;

AUSTRALIA; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR;

EID: 39749196073     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2007.09.018     Document Type: Article

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