Variability in the rate of prescription and cost of domiciliary oxygen therapy in Australia

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 191, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 549-553

  Serginson, John G ^a   Yang, Ian A ^a,b   Armstrong, John G ^b,c   Cooper, David M ^b,d   Matthiesson, Anthony M ^e   Morrison, Stephen C ^f   Gair, Judy M ^g   Cooper, Barbara ^h   Zimmerman, Paul V ^a,b  

^a THE PRINCE CHARLES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d MATER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e TOWNSVILLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^f ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^g Department of Veterans' Affairs   (Australia)

^h Medical Aids Subsidy Scheme   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OXYGEN THERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HOME CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AUSTRALIA; DIRECT SERVICE COSTS; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; OXYGEN INHALATION THERAPY; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRESCRIPTIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 76249103428     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2009.tb03308.x     Document Type: Article

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