Byron G Spencer
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Recent Articles
1.
Grignon M, Spencer B
Can J Aging
. 2018 Apr;
37(2):110-120.
PMID: 29676243
ABSTRACTLong-term care is a growing component of health care spending but how much is spent or who bears the cost is uncertain, and the measures vary depending on the source...
2.
Denton F, Spencer B
Can J Aging
. 2015 Apr;
34(2):176-93.
PMID: 25917602
Surveys of chronic health conditions provide information about prevalence but not incidence and the process of change within the population. Our study shows how "age dynamics" of chronic conditions –...
3.
Roham M, Gabrielyan A, Archer N, Grignon M, Spencer B
Health Econ
. 2013 Aug;
23(10):1224-41.
PMID: 23943517
Advances in technology and subsequent changes in clinical practice can lead to increases in healthcare costs. Our objective is to assess the impact that changes in the technological intensity of...
4.
Denton F, Spencer B
Can Public Policy
. 2011 Nov;
37(2):183-99.
PMID: 22069811
Canadians are living longer and retiring younger. When combined with the aging of the baby-boom generation, that means that the “inactive” portion of the population is increasing and there are...
5.
Denton F, Finnie R, Spencer B
Can J Aging
. 2011 Nov;
30(4):523-39.
PMID: 22053847
Applying an employment-income-based procedure for determining retirement, we analysed a large longitudinal data file of Canadian personal income tax returns for individuals to determine who has retired and to assess...
6.
Grignon M, Spencer B, Wang L
Can J Aging
. 2010 Aug;
29(3):317-32.
PMID: 20731888
In this article we analyse the rates at which those admitted to hospital with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) receive aggressive treatment, assess how those rates have changed over time, and...
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Fernandes N, Spencer B
Can J Aging
. 2010 Aug;
29(3):307-16.
PMID: 20687972
Canadians expect the same access to health care whether they are rich or poor, and wherever they live, often without direct charge at the point of service. However, we find...
8.
Denton F, Spencer B
Can J Aging
. 2010 Mar;
29(1):11-21.
PMID: 20202262
Since the prevalence of many chronic health conditions increases with age, we might anticipate that as the population ages the proportion with one or more such conditions, and the cost...
9.
Denton F, Spencer B
Can J Aging
. 2009 Oct;
28(1):63-76.
PMID: 19860967
Because the concept of retirement is prominent in both popular thinking and academic studies, it would be helpful if the notion were analytically sound, could be measured with precision, and...
10.
Denton F, Gafni A, Spencer B
Int J Health Serv
. 2009 Mar;
39(1):189-218.
PMID: 19326785
Physician shortages and their implications for required increases in the physician population are matters of considerable interest in many health care systems, especially in the light of the widespread phenomenon...