The impact of social care expenditure at the end of life: a novel linkage study in Scotland

ABSTRACT Background Analyses of inpatient care admissions have shown that population ageing does not lead to an increase in future healthcare expenditure to the extent that might be expected and that remaining time to death (TTD) is an equally important cost element. But as people live longer and t...

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Main Authors: Claudia Geue, Olivia Wu, Terry J Quinn, Alastair Leyland, Jim Lewsey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Swansea University 2017-04-01
Series:International Journal of Population Data Science
Online Access:https://ijpds.org/article/view/95