Utilization and expenditure of hospital admission in patients with autism spectrum disorder: National Health Insurance claims database analysis

Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1138-1142

  Lin, Jin Ding ^a   Hung, Wen Jiu ^a   Lin, Lan Ping ^a   Lai, Chia Im ^b  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^b TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorder; Hospital admission; Medical expenditure

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 79952439865     PISSN: 17509467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rasd.2010.12.010     Document Type: Article

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