The Effect of Cuts in Reimbursement on Stroke Outcome: A Nationwide Population-Based Study during the Period 1998 to 2007

Stroke

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 504-509

  Tung, Yu Chi ^a   Chang, Guann Ming ^b  

^a MING CHUAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CARDINAL TIEN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Health policy; Outcome; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BUDGET; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; SEX RATIO; STROKE; TAIWAN; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; STROKE; TAIWAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77649137538     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.568956     Document Type: Article

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