A longitudinal examination of continuity of care and avoidable hospitalization: Evidence from a universal coverage health care system

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 170, Issue 18, 2010, Pages 1671-1677

  Cheng, Shou Hsia ^a   Chen, Chi Chen ^a   Hou, Yen Fei ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Dayuan Township Public Health Center   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH STATISTICS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TAIWAN; TIME FACTORS; UNIVERSAL COVERAGE;

EID: 77957944858     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: 15383679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2010.340     Document Type: Article

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