Impact of noncommunicable disease multimorbidity on healthcare utilisation and out-of-pocket expenditures in middle-income countries: Cross sectional analysis

• Main Authors: Lee J.T., Hamid F., Pati S., Atun R., Millett C.
• Other Authors: SAW SWEE HOCK SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
• Format: Article
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: adult; age; aged; Article; China; cost benefit analysis; cost of illness; cross-sectional study; developing country; female; Ghana; health care cost; health care utilization; health insurance; hospital admission; human; India; major clinical study; male; Mexico; middle aged; morbidity; multimorbidity; non communicable disease; outpatient care; prevalence; Russian Federation; South Africa; urban rural difference; very elderly; young adult; comorbidity; demography; diseases; economics; income; outpatient; patient attitude; Adult; Comorbidity; Cross-Sectional Studies; Demography; Developing Countries; Disease; Female; Health Expenditures; Humans; Income; Male; Outpatients; Patient Acceptance of Health Care
• Online Access: https://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/161500
• Institution: National University of Singapore

10.1371/journal.pone.0127199