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Health care costs of an aging population — the case of Australia
Author(s)	Anna L Howe
Journal title	Reviews in Clinical Gerontology, vol 7, no 4, November 1997
Pages	pp 359-366
Keywords	Health services ; Services ; Organisation of care ; Long term ; Costs [care] ; Public expenditure ; Australia.
Annotation	Since pronounced ageing of the population became evident in the 1976 Australian census, there have been repeated expressions of concern about health care costs and social expenditure associated with this trend. This review begins by surveying a number of analyses of the relationships between overall health expenditure and demographic trends in Australia, and then focuses more specifically on factors driving costs of long-term care and factors underlying these trends. Some explanations for the persisting concerns about health expenditure and ageing are located in the current political climate and institutional setting of the debate in Australia and internationally. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-981119222 A
Classmark	L: I: P: 4Q: QDC: WN8: 7YA
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