Sequential evaluation of the national medical expenditures for asthma care in Japan

Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 100-103

  Tanihara, Shinichi ^a   Kobayashi, Yasuki ^b  

^a SHIMANE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Asthma; Health care costs; Health expenditures; Morbidity; Mortality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHRONIC DISEASE; COST OF ILLNESS; ECONOMICS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; JAPAN; PREVALENCE; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ASTHMA; CHRONIC DISEASE; COST OF ILLNESS; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; JAPAN; PREVALENCE;

EID: 4143114753     PISSN: 09175040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2188/jea.14.100     Document Type: Article

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