Economic burden of cardiovascular diseases in China

Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 349-356

  Yang, Li ^a,c   Wu, Ming ^a   Cui, Bin ^a   Xu, Judy ^b  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (China)

^b NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c NONE   (China)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Direct cost; Economic burden; Medical insurance; Morbidity; National Health Service Survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTPATIENT CARE; POPULATION RESEARCH; REIMBURSEMENT; RURAL AREA; SEX DIFFERENCE; URBAN AREA;

EID: 55149119126     PISSN: 14737167     EISSN: 17448379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/14737167.8.4.349     Document Type: Article

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