Long-Term Care

Description of the OECD's work on Long-Term Care.

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OECD Health Working Paper No. 55: Mortality Amenable to Health Care in 31 OECD Countries: Estimates and Methodological Issues

The mortality amenable to health care is defined as a possible indicator to measure the health care systems performance in preventing premature deaths that can be avoided by appropriate health care intervention. This paper assesses the feasibility of using this indicator in OECD countries.

Obesity and the Economics of Prevention: Fit not Fat - Korea Key Facts

Obesity rates in Korea are among the lowest in the OECD, but have been increasing steadily.

Fit not fat: Figures and data - Korea

Fit not fat: Country facts Korea

OECD Health at a Glance 2009: key findings for Korea

Korea spent 6.8% of GDP on health, less than the OECD average of 8.9%. Spending per person has grown significantly over the past decade, but remains lower than average. The public sector provides slightly more than half of all health funding.

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A System of Health Accounts: Implementation - Korea

Information on the status of implementation of OECD's A System of Health Accounts in Korea.

A System of Health Accounts: Implementation in OECD countries

Information regarding the status of implementation of the System of Health Accounts in OECD countries, including SHA tables, working papers and reports on implementation.

Facing the Future: Korea's Family, Pension and Health Policy Challenges

This summary study looks at existing Korean family, health and pension policies from an international perspective and considers them in view of the emerging policy challenges in Korea. It was presented at a policy forum on Low fertility and Ageing Society, in September 2006 in Seoul.

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OECD Reviews of Health Systems: A series of country reports

OECD Reviews of Health Systems are in-depth studies of the health system of member countries.

Creation and Governance of Human Genetic Research Databases

Summarises proceedings of a conference looking at examples of human genetic research databases, how they are established, how they are managed and governed, how they might be commercialised, and what the policy considerations might be.

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