National healthcare spending in the U.S. and Japan: National economic policy and implications for neurosurgery

Neurologia Medico-Chirurgica

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 18-24

  Bean, James R ^a  

^a Neurosurgical Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Health care cost; Health insurance coverage; Medical price control; National health care spending; Outcome study

Indexed keywords

BUDGET; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMPLOYEE; EMPLOYER; EQUIPMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; INDUSTRIALIZATION; JAPAN; NEUROSURGERY; REVIEW; SALARY; UNITED STATES;

HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; JAPAN; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; NEUROSURGERY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 13444311611     PISSN: 04708105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2176/nmc.45.18     Document Type: Review

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