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

Date

Authors

McRae, Ian

Yen, Laurann

Jeon, Yun-Hee

Herath, Pushpani

Essue, Beverley

Publisher

CSIRO Publishing

Abstract

Most older Australians have at least one chronic health condition. The management of chronic disease is associated with potentially severe economic consequences for patients and their households, partially due to the financial burden associated with out-o

Keywords

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; questionn

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/19607

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Australian Journal of Primary Health

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1071/PY12035

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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