Multimorbidity is associated with higher out-of-pocket spending: A study of older Australians with multiple chronic conditions

Australian Journal of Primary Health

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 144-149

  McRae, Ian ^a   Yen, Laurann ^a   Jeon, Yun Hee ^b   Herath, Pushpani M ^a   Essue, Beverley ^c  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c GEORGE INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MULTIMORBIDITY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

AGED; AUSTRALIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT STUDIES; COST OF ILLNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84877618630     PISSN: 14487527     EISSN: 18367399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/PY12035     Document Type: Article

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