Continuity of care for elderly patients with diabetes mellitus, hypertension, asthma, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Korea

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1259-1271

  Hong, Jae Seok ^a   Kang, Hee Chung ^a   Kim, Jaiyong ^b  

^a Health Insurance Review Agency   (South Korea)

^b Hallym University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Asthma; Chronic obstructive; Continuity of patient care; Diabetes mellitus; Health care costs; Hospitalization; Hypertension; Pulmonary disease

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COST; DIABETES MELLITUS; ECONOMICS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; SOUTH KOREA;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASTHMA; COHORT STUDIES; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DIABETES MELLITUS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK;

EID: 77956507589     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: 15986357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2010.25.9.1259     Document Type: Article

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