Cost of hospitalization and length of stay in people with Down syndrome: Evidence from a national hospital discharge claims database

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1709-1713

  Hung, Wen Jiu ^a   Lin, Lan Ping ^a   Wu, Chia Ling ^b   Lin, Jin Ding ^a  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^b Chung Hua Foundation for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Down syndrome; Hospital admission; Intellectual disability; Medical cost

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION COST; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE; PATIENT CARE; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TAIWAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; INFANT; INPATIENTS; INSURANCE CLAIM REPORTING; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TAIWAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79958704153     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: 18733379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2011.02.024     Document Type: Article

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