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

Ian McRae A E , Laurann Yen B , Yun-Hee Jeon C , Pushpani M. Herath A and Beverley Essue D
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A Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute, Ian Potter House, Corner Marcus Clarke and Gordon Streets, The Australian National University, Acton, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia.

B Menzies Centre for Health Policy, Ian Potter House, Corner Marcus Clarke and Gordon Streets, The Australian National University, Acton, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia.

C Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, The University of Sydney, 88 Mallett Street, Camperdown, NSW 2006, Australia.

D The George Institute for Global Health, Level 10, King George V Building, Missenden Road, Camperdown, NSW 2050, Australia.

E Corresponding author. Email: ian.s.mcrae@anu.edu.au

Australian Journal of Primary Health 19(2) 144-149 https://doi.org/10.1071/PY12035
Submitted: 27 March 2012  Accepted: 24 April 2012   Published: 24 May 2012



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