A preliminary study into the economic burden of cerebral palsy in China

Health Policy

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 223-234

  Wang, Bin ^a,b   Chen, Yingyao ^c   Zhang, Jie ^c   Li, Jun ^c   Guo, Yan ^a   Hailey, David ^d  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (China)

^b BEIJING HOSPITAL   (China)

^c FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cerebral palsy; China; Cost of illness; Economic burden

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETERIORATION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFESPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEWBORN; PRODUCTIVITY; REFERENCE DATABASE; REHABILITATION CARE; SAMPLE (STATISTICS); SURVIVAL RATE;

ABSENTEEISM; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; COST OF ILLNESS; DAY CARE; DISABLED CHILDREN; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INFANT; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURVIVAL RATE; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 45549103224     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2008.01.001     Document Type: Article

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