Hospitalization for ambulatory-care-sensitive conditions in Taiwan following the SARS outbreak: A population-based interrupted time series study

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 108, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 386-394

  Huang, Yu Tung ^a,b   Lee, Yue Chune ^b   Hsiao, Chun Ju ^c  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambulatory care; Civil defense; Health services accessibility; National health programs; Severe acute respiratory syndrome

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; ANGINA PECTORIS; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DIABETES MELLITUS; EPIDEMIC; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; STATISTICAL MODEL; TAIWAN; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

EID: 67649589232     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-6646(09)60082-6     Document Type: Article

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