The treated prevalence and incidence of bipolar disorder among national health insurance enrollees in Taiwan, 1996-2003

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volumn 43, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 860-865

  Bih, Shin Huey ^a   Chien, I Chia ^b,c   Chou, Yiing Jenq ^d   Lin, Ching Heng ^d   Lee, Cheng Hua ^d,e   Chou, Pesus ^d  

^a Bali Psychiatric Center   (Taiwan)

^b Jianan Mental Hospital   (Taiwan)

^c CHIA NAN UNIVERSITY OF PHARMACY AND SCIENCE   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e Bureau of National Health Insurance Taiwan   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; Incidence; National health insurance; Prevalence; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; TAIWAN; TREND STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; BIPOLAR DISORDER; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PREVALENCE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TAIWAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 55349118127     PISSN: 09337954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00127-008-0378-1     Document Type: Article

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