The economic burden of depression and reimbursement policy in the Asia Pacific region

Australasian Psychiatry

Volumn 12, Issue SUPPL., 2004, Pages

  Hu, Teh Wei ^a   Hickie, Ian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

DALYs; Direct costs; Economic Burden; Indirect costs

Indexed keywords

ASIA; AUSTRALIA; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MENTAL HEALTH; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW; TAIWAN; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 5644287801     PISSN: 10398562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1665.2004..x-i1     Document Type: Review

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