Can't escape it: The out-of-pocket cost of health care in Australia

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 199, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 475-478

  Yusuf, Farhat ^a,b   Leeder, Stephen R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DRUG COST; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SERVICE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; MEDICINE; OUT OF POCKET EXPENDITURE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; PROBABILITY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AUSTRALIA; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DRUG COSTS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; INCOME; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 84885144230     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja12.11638     Document Type: Article

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