Analysis of costs borne by families of patients hospitalized for stroke

Chinese Medical Journal (Taipei)

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 267-275

  Chin, Lian ^c   Pai, Lu ^a   Shyu, Woei Cherng ^b   Chen, Tchen Ru Jayne ^c   Chang, Ta Pang ^c  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cost analysis; Hospital care; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; PREDICTION; STROKE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0031834332     PISSN: 05781337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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