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Table 5 Number of records and person years in the last 6 months of life, by dataset, for cancer and non-cancer cohorts

From: Resource use, costs and quality of end-of-life care: observations in a cohort of elderly Australian cancer decedents

 

Total records

Records (last 6 months)

Total person years

Cancer cohort (n = 9,862)

   

  Health services (MBS)

3,571,888

1,013,143

31,289

  Prescription drugs (R/PBS)

2,142,162

407,200

31,289

  Hospital services (APDC)

131,013

28,958

75,641

  Emergency department (EDDC)

27,834

12,518

26,331

Non-cancer cohort (n = 15,483)

   

  Health services (MBS)

4,758,023

1,193,625

50,756

  Prescription drugs (R/PBS)

3,459,325

594,474

50,756

  Hospital services (APDC)

177,740

30,886

120,387

  Emergency department (EDDC)

41,763

16,707

42,972