Estimated prevalence of osteoporosis from a Nationwide Health Insurance database in Taiwan

Health Policy

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 329-337

  Yang, Nan Ping ^a   Deng, Chung Yeh ^a   Chou, Yiing Jenq ^a   Chen, Po Quang ^a   Lin, Ching Heng ^a   Chou, Pesus ^a   Chang, Hong Jen ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Osteoporosis prevalence; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; FEMALE; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOPOROSIS; OUTPATIENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; SAMPLING; SEX DIFFERENCE; TAIWAN;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS; TAIWAN;

EID: 29944438330     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2005.04.009     Document Type: Article

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