Influences of health insurance status on clinical treatments and outcomes for 4,714 patients after acute myocardial infarction in 14 Chinese general hospitals

Journal of Medical and Dental Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 143-151

  Yu, Bao Rong ^a  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Care; Disparity; Insurance; Myocardial infarction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHINA; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PATIENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHINA; COHORT STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 26944446225     PISSN: 13428810     EISSN: 13428810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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