Socio-demographic, cognitive status and comorbidity determinants of catastrophic health expenditure among elderly in Malaysia

An ageing population has a significant impact in terms of health care costs to the elderly, their families and societies. The elderly consume a greater volume of health care facilities and bear out-of-pocket (OOP) health expenditure for their age-related diseases (ARD) physically or mentally. The mo...

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Main Authors: Koris, Roshanim, Mohamed Nor, Norashidah, Haron, Sharifah Azizah, Ismail, Normaz Wana, Syed Junid, Syed Mohamed Aljunid, Muhammad Nur, Amrizal, Shafie, Asrul Akmal, Yusoff, Suraya, Maimaiti, Namaitijiang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Economics and Management, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2017
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/63244/1/Socio-demographic%2C%20Cognitive%20Status%20and%20Comorbidity%20Determinants%20of%20Catastrophic%20Health%20Expenditure%20among%20Elderly%20in%20Malaysia.pdf