Patterns of ambulatory care utilization in Taiwan

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 6, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Chen, Tzeng Ji ^a,b   Chou, Li Fang ^c   Hwang, Shinn Jang ^a,b  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHENGCHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DEMOGRAPHY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; TAIWAN; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; MEDICINE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEX RATIO; SPECIALIZATION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; COHORT STUDIES; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICINE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; OFFICE VISITS; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SPECIALIZATION; TAIWAN;

EID: 33646890865     PISSN: 14726963     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-6-54     Document Type: Article

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