Association between physician volume and hospitalization costs for patients with stroke in Taiwan: A nationwide population-based study

Stroke

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1565-1569

  Lin, Herng Ching ^a   Xirasagar, Sudha ^b   Chen, Chi Hung ^c   Lin, Chia Chin ^a   Lee, Hsin Chien ^c  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Costs; Inpatient; Stroke; Volume cost

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENDER; GEOGRAPHY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TAIWAN; TEACHING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIANS; TAIWAN;

EID: 34247630073     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.106.474841     Document Type: Article

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