Medicare-related service use and costs among people with diagnosed and undiagnosed diabetes and respiratory conditions

Australian Health Review

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 107-116

  Chittleborough, Catherine R ^a   Burke, Michael J ^a   Taylor, Anne W ^a   Wilson, David H ^b   Phillips, Patrick J ^c   Adams, Robert J ^b   Ruffin, Richard E ^b  

^a Population Research and Outcome Studies Unit   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; AUSTRALIA; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; PUBLIC HEALTH; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; ASTHMA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

EID: 63049109512     PISSN: 01565788     EISSN: 14498944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AH090107     Document Type: Article

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