Cost of depression of adults in Taiwan

International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 131-135

  Chan, Agnes L F ^a,b   Teng, Chieh Yang ^a   Chen, Jian Xun ^a   Lee, Haw Yu ^a   Leung, Henry W C ^a  

^a CHI MEI MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^b CHIA NAN UNIVERSITY OF PHARMACY AND SCIENCE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Depression; Direct cost; Medical claims database

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; DATA BASE; DEPRESSION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; MENTAL PATIENT; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; TAIWAN; ADULT; DRUG COST; ECONOMICS; HUMAN;

ADULT; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DIRECT SERVICE COSTS; DRUG COSTS; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; TAIWAN;

EID: 34547130043     PISSN: 00912174     EISSN: 15413527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/6KN8-F4LV-7YV9-FM8G     Document Type: Article

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