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Profile of hospitalised elderly patients in Belgium—Analysis of factors affecting hospital costs

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  • De Foor, Julie
  • Senterre, Christelle
  • Leclercq, Pol
  • Martins, Dimitri
  • Pirson, Magali

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The objectives of this research are (i) to describe the medicoadministrative profiles of inpatients aged 65 and over and (ii) to determine the main hospitalisation-related diseases in order (iii) to assess and identify predictors influencing hospital costs and lengths of stay thanks to data collected in hospital administrative databases.

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  • De Foor, Julie & Senterre, Christelle & Leclercq, Pol & Martins, Dimitri & Pirson, Magali, 2020. "Profile of hospitalised elderly patients in Belgium—Analysis of factors affecting hospital costs," The Journal of the Economics of Ageing, Elsevier, vol. 15(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:joecag:v:15:y:2020:i:c:s2212828x19300969
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jeoa.2019.100209
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    1. Henri Bogaert & Mandeep Bains, 2003. "Vieillissement de la population et dépenses publiques de soins de santé et de soins aux personnes âgées," Reflets et perspectives de la vie économique, De Boeck Université, vol. 0(1), pages 5-16.
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