Comparison of the perforation rate for acute appendicitis between nationals and migrants in Taiwan, 1996-2001

Public Health

Volumn 124, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 565-572

  Liu, T L ^a   Tsay, J H ^b   Chou, Y J ^a   Huang, N ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Access to care; Appendicitis; Healthcare utilization; Migrants; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH INSURANCE; IMMIGRANT POPULATION; PUBLIC ACCESS;

ADULT; AGED; APPENDIX PERFORATION; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TAIWAN;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; APPENDICITIS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TAIWAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

TAIWAN;

EID: 77957113510     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2010.05.009     Document Type: Article

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