Evaluating the comparability of different grouping schemes for mortality and morbidity

Health Policy

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 151-159

  Lu, Tsung Hsueh ^a   Jen, Ian ^b   Chou, Yiing Jenq ^b   Chang, Hong Jen ^c,d  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Bureau of National Health Insurance Taiwan   (Taiwan)

^d No 100 Ai Kuo E Rd T ^*  (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cause of death; Comparability study; Disease classification; Vital statistics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EVALUATION; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE NEED; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; LOGIC; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; ORGAN;

HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY;

EID: 10644254601     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2004.08.005     Document Type: Article

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