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This paper, which was submitted by the Australian delegation, shows the current developments in nanotechnology in Australia, given at the 3rd Meeting of the Working Party on Manufactured Nanomaterials, held 28-30 November 2007, in Paris, France.

Trends in Severe Disability Among Elderly People (Health Working Paper No. 26)

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30-Mar-2007

Gaétan Lafortune, Gaëlle Balestat

As the number and share of the population aged 65 and over will continue to grow steadily in OECD countries over the next decades, improvements in the functional status of elderly people could help mitigate the rise in the demand for, and hence expenditure on, long-term care.

Creation and Governance of Human Genetic Research Databases

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31-Oct-2006

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.

Private Health Insurance in Australia: A Case Study (OECD Health Working Papers No. 8)

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17-Dec-2003

Francesca Colombo and Nicole Tapay

Despite universal public insurance coverage, private health insurance (PHI) covers almost half of the Australian population - a high coverage rate in comparison with most other OECD countries. Reflecting ...

OECD Private Health Insurance in Australia, Ireland and the Netherlands (Presentation by Francesca Colombo and Nicole Tapay at the iHEA Conference )

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15-Jun-2003

Presents background information, objectives, methods and preliminary findings in Private Health Insurance market in Australia, Ireland and the Netherlands.