Healthcare Expenditure Profile of Older Australians: Evidence from Linked Survey and Health Administrative Data

Economic Papers

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 451-463

  Johar, Meliyanni ^a   Jones, Glenn ^a   Savage, Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

ageing; expenditure profiles; health care expenditures

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892477975     PISSN: 08120439     EISSN: 17593441     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1759-3441.12009     Document Type: Article

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