Table of contents

  • Preliminary material
    • Half title and verso pages
    • Title and verso pages
    • Contents
    • Acknowledgments
    • Abbreviations
    • Symbols
    • Summary
      • Key findings
  • Sections
    1. Introduction
      • 1.1 Purpose
      • 1.2 Background
      • 1.3 Methods
    2. Overview of gold cardholders: 2001 - 02 to 2003 - 04
      • 2.1 Permanent RAC residents
      • 2.2 Living in the community
    3. Use of general practitioner services
      • Key findings
      • 3.1 Use by gold cardholders living in RAC
      • 3.2 Use by gold cardholders living in the community
      • 3.3 Comparing use in RAC and in the community
    4. Use of specialist services
      • Key findings
      • 4.1 Use by gold cardholders living in RAC
      • 4.2 Use by gold cardholders living in the community
      • 4.3 Comparing use in RAC and in the community
    5. Use of pharmaceuticals
      • Key findings
      • 5.1 Use by gold cardholders living in RAC
      • 5.2 Use by gold cardholders living in the community
      • 5.3 Comparing use in RAC and in the community
    6. Use of hospitals
      • Key findings
      • 6.1 Use by gold cardholders living in RAC
      • 6.2 Use by gold cardholders living in the community
      • 6.3 Episode length in hospital
      • 6.4 Comparing use in RAC and in the community
  • End matter
    • Appendixes
      • Appendix A Appendix tables
      • Appendix B Statistical methods and results
        • B.1 Logistic regression for high service use
        • B.2 Survival analysis for length of hospital episodes
    • References
    • List of tables
    • List of figures