Is the self-reported private health insurance status in the National Health Survey representative of private health insurance coverage in Australia?
β Scribed by Geetha Ranmuthugala; Laurie Brown; Linc Thurecht; Sharyn Lymer
- Book ID
- 109382439
- Publisher
- Public Health Association of Australia
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 191 KB
- Volume
- 34
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1326-0200
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