Urbanization and the utilization of outpatient services under National Health Insurance in Taiwan

Health Policy

Volumn 103, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 236-243

  Lin, Yen Ju ^a   Tian, Wei Hua ^b   Chen, Chun Chih ^c  

^a NATIONAL TAICHUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Health care utilization; National Health Insurance; Urbanization level

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; TAIWAN; URBANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; RURAL POPULATION; TAIWAN; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80255137026     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: 18726054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2011.08.007     Document Type: Article

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