The soaring mechanic ventilator utilization under a universal health insurance in Taiwan

Health Policy

Volumn 86, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 288-294

  Cheng, Shou Hsia ^a   Jan, I Shiow ^b   Liu, Pin Chun ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Health insurance; Mechanic ventilator; Respiratory care; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PNEUMONIA; RESPIRATORY CARE; SEPTICEMIA; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TAIWAN;

DATABASES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; TAIWAN; UNIVERSAL COVERAGE;

EID: 40849086480     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2007.11.002     Document Type: Article

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