Age-Stratied analysis of the impact of hypertension on national health insurance medical expenditures in Ibaraki, Japan

Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 192-196

  Sairenchi, Toshimi ^a   Irie, Fujiko ^b   Izumi, Yoko ^c   Muto, Takashi ^a  

^a DOKKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Ibaraki Prefectural Ofce ^*  (Japan)

^c Japan Ministry of the Environment   (Japan)

Author keywords

Age groups; Health expenditure; Hypertension; Medical expenditure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC HEALTH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 77953725781     PISSN: 09175040     EISSN: 13499092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2188/jea.JE20081027     Document Type: Article

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