Trends in the use of hospital beds by older people in Australia: 1993–2002

Mark Mackay,* Peter Millard^†

1 Department of Psychology, Level 4, Hughes Building, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, and Principal Project Officer, SA Department of Health
2 St George’s Hospital Medical School, and Visiting Professor — Health and Social Care Modelling Group, University of Westminster, London.

Correspondence: mmbm@iprimus.com.au

Competing interests:

. None identified. The views of Mark Mackay are personal and in no way represent those of his employer.

1. Gray LC, Yeo MA, Duckett SJ. Trends in the use of hospital beds by older people in Australia: 1993–2002. Med J Aust 2004; 181: 478-481. <MJA full text>
2. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian historical population statistics. 3. Population age–sex structure. Canberra: ABS, 2002. (ABS Catalogue No. 3105.0.65.001.)
3. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Australian hospital statistics 2002–03. Health Services Series No. 22. Canberra: AIHW, 2004. (AIHW Catalogue No. HSE 32.)

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