Costs of inpatient hospitalisations in the last year of life in older New Zealanders: a cohort study

Abstract Background Rapidly ageing populations means that many people now die in advanced age. This paper investigated public hospital and long-term care home costs in the 12 months before death in Māori and non-Māori of advanced age in New Zealand. Methods Data from an existing longitudinal study (...

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Main Authors: Oliver W. Scott, Merryn Gott, Richard Edlin, Simon A. Moyes, Marama Muru-Lanning, Ngaire Kerse
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-09-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-021-02458-6