The medical use of the disabled among overusers of medical aid in Korea

Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 35-41

  Shin, Sun Mi ^a   Kim, Eui Sook ^b   Park, Chang Ki ^a   Lee, Hee Woo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b Korea Human Resource Development Institute for Health and Welfare   (South Korea)

^c Seoul Education Research Information Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Disabled; Medical aid; Medical use; Overusers; Total payment

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE MANAGER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; DISABLED PERSON; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; KIDNEY DISEASE; KOREA; LEARNING DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASCULINITY; MEDICAID; OUTPATIENT; PRIMARY SCHOOL; RECIPIENT; RESIDENTIAL AREA; SUPPORT GROUP;

AGED; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KOREA; MALE; MEDICAL ASSISTANCE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 77953654883     PISSN: 19758375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3961/jpmph.2010.43.1.35     Document Type: Article

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