Management patterns and healthcare costs for hospitalized patients with cerebral infarction

Health Policy

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 100-109

  Sekimoto, Miho ^a   Kakutani, Chieko ^a   Inoue, Isao ^a   Ishizaki, Tatsuro ^a   Hayashida, Kenshi ^a   Imanaka, Yuichi ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cerebral infarctions; Cost of illness; Health resources; Hospital costs; Utilization review

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CALCULATION; DATA ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL POLICY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; JAPAN; METHODOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CEREBRAL INFARCTION; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; JAPAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 50149093258     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2008.01.013     Document Type: Article

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