Disease patterns and socioeconomic status associated with utilization of computed tomography in Taiwan, 1997-2003

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 145-155

  Kung, Pei Tseng ^a   Tsai, Wen Chen ^b   Hu, Hsiao Yun ^c  

^a ASIA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; CT; Disease patterns; High tech equipment; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GENDER BIAS; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MORBIDITY; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NEOPLASM; PERINATAL PERIOD; SALARY; SOCIOECONOMICS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TAIWAN;

EID: 40749133005     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-6646(08)60128-X     Document Type: Article

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