Impact of SARS on healthcare utilization by disease categories: Implications for delivery of healthcare services

Health Policy

Volumn 83, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 375-381

  Lu, Tsung Hsueh ^a   Chou, Yiing Jenq ^b   Liou, Chien Shian ^c  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Department of Health ^*  (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Claims data; Diagnostic categories; Health services utilization; Patient acceptance of health care; Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS); Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ALLERGY; AMBULATORY CARE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BRONCHITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GASTROENTERITIS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; LEG FRACTURE; PNEUMONIA; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; SKIN INFECTION; TONSILLITIS;

AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RESPIRATION DISORDERS; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; TAIWAN; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 34547917620     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2007.03.001     Document Type: Article

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