The contribution of age and time-to-death on health care expenditure for out-of-hospital services

Journal of Health Services Research and Policy

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 197-205

  Moorin, Rachael ^b   Gibson, David ^a   Holman, D'Arcy ^a   Hendrie, Delia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CAPITAL; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIME OF DEATH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY CARE; AUSTRALIA; DEATH; FEMALE; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84868149708     PISSN: 13558196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jhsrp.2012.011130     Document Type: Article

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