An analysis of reduction in medical expenditures by e-health systems: Case of Nishiaizu town, Fukushima prefecture

HEALTHCOM 2007: Ubiquitous Health in Aging Societies - 2007 9th International Conference on e-Health Networking, Application and Services

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 46-51

  Tsuji, Masatsugu ^a   Taoka, Fumio ^b   Teshima, Masaaki ^c  

^a IWrstty of Hyogo

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Japan)

^c Faculty of Urban Science

Author keywords

e Health system; Pearson correlation; Reduction of medical expenditures; Test of difference

Indexed keywords

COST ACCOUNTING; HEALTH CARE; PATIENT MONITORING; SOCIAL ASPECTS; TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS;

E-HEALTH SYSTEM; PEARSON CORRELATION; REDUCTION OF MEDICAL EXPENDITURES; TEST OF DIFFERENCE;

ELECTRONIC COMMERCE;

EID: 34748875473     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/HEALTH.2007.381601     Document Type: Conference Paper

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