Comparing and decomposing differences in preventive and hospital care: USA versus Taiwan

Health Economics (United Kingdom)

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 778-795

  Hsiou, Tiffany R ^a   Pylypchuk, Yuriy ^a,b  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY LAW CENTER   (United States)

^b SOCIAL AND SCIENTIFIC SYSTEMS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Inter country comparisons; Preventive and hospital care

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

ASTHMA; BLOOD EXAMINATION; BODY MASS; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SCREENING; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMERGENCY CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEART CONDUCTION; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; INCOME; INFLUENZA; MAMMOGRAPHY; MARRIAGE; MEDICARE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TAIWAN; UNITED STATES; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH MANPOWER; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TAIWAN; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSAL COVERAGE;

EID: 84861997256     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.1743     Document Type: Review

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