Table of contents

  • Preliminary material
    • Title and verso pages
    • Contents
    • Acknowledgments
    • Abbreviations
    • Symbols
    • Summary
  • Body section
    • 1 Introduction
    • 2 Methods and limitations
      • The AIHW Disease Expenditure Database
    • 3 How much is spent on arthritis and other musculoskeletal conditions in Australia?
      • Overall expenditure
      • Expenditure by health-care sector
    • 4 How does expenditure vary by type of musculoskeletal condition?
      • Osteoarthritis
      • Back problems
      • Rheumatoid arthritis
      • Osteoporosis
    • 5 How does expenditure vary by age and sex?
      • Osteoarthritis
      • Back problems
      • Rheumatoid arthritis
      • Osteoporosis
    • 6 Are expenditure patterns changing over time?
    • 7 Discussion
      • Health-care expenditure by health-care sector
      • Health-care expenditure by various musculoskeletal conditions
      • Health-care expenditure by sex and age
      • Comparisons with other health-care expenditure estimates
      • Conclusion
  • End matter
    • Appendix A: Data sources
      • AIHW Disease Expenditure Database
      • 2011-12 ABS National Health Survey
      • AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database
    • Appendix B: Data quality statement
      • Disease expenditure database 2008-09
    • Appendix C: Detailed statistical tables
    • Glossary
    • References
    • List of tables
    • List of figures
    • Related publications