Regional variations in medical expenditure and hospitalization days for heart attack patients in Japan: Evidence from the Tokai Acute Myocardial Study (TAMIS)

International Journal of Health Care Finance and Economics

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 123-144

  Noguchi, Haruko ^a   Shimizutani, Satoshi ^b   Masuda, Yuichiro ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF POPULATION AND SOCIAL SECURITY RESEARCH   (Japan)

^b Institute for International Policy Studies   (Japan)

^c NAGOYA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction (AMI); Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA); Propensity score model; Regional variations in health care in Japan; Tokai Acute Myocardial Infarction Study (TAMIS)

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; ECONOMICS; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; JAPAN; LENGTH OF STAY; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY;

ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; JAPAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 43049125120     PISSN: 13896563     EISSN: 15736962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10754-007-9031-x     Document Type: Article

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