Data on the total electricity demand volume for the industrial and commercial sectors are obtained from the Energy Consumption Statistics by Prefecture (METI).
Quarterly data from the ambulatory care (AC) sector were obtained from the Main Association of Austrian Social Security Institutions HVV) for the purpose of data collection carried out by the European Surveillance of Antimicrobial Consumption (ESAC).
Data on physicians, nurses, outpatient care visits and inpatient care discharges in the network plan of the health institution in the Republic of Serbia as of 2000 (the public healthcare sector) were obtained from the Institute of Public Health of Serbia [ 30].
The number of foreign-born physicians migrating to Finland and their employment sector were obtained from administrative registers such as those of the tax administration and form the basis of population censuses maintained by Statistics Finland.
Thirdly, in order to estimate NGO spending on health, a list of all NGOs and implementing agencies working in the health sector and HIV/AIDS sub-sector was obtained from Action Aid International Malawi.
Data for public-sector patients were obtained from the Queensland Hospital Admitted Patients Data Collection QHAPDCC), which contains, inter alia, the demographic characteristics of the patients, the principal diagnosis, other conditions treated, and the procedures performed.
Data on outpatient care within the private sector and the use of medicines were obtained from SII registers.
Data on the use of outpatient care services within the private sector and the use of medicines were obtained from the SII registers.
Erythromycin-resistant pneumococci have been isolated in South Africa since 1978; however, from 1987 to 1996, resistance to macrolides was only detected in 270 (2.7%) of 9,868 blood or cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pneumococcal isolates, most of which were obtained from the public sector.
The cataract surgery rates performed in the public sector and the probability of second-eye surgery were obtained from the HDMDS.
