Medical costs and vasculometabolic comorbidities among patients with bipolar disorder in Taiwan - A population-based and matched-control study

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 141, Issue 2-3, 2012, Pages 449-456

  Hsieh, Ming Hong ^a   Tang, Chao Hsiun ^b,c   Hsieh, Ming H ^d   Lee, I Hui ^e,f,g   Lai, Te Jen ^a   Lin, Yung Jung ^h   Yang, Yen Kuang ^e,f,g  

^a CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^f NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^g NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^h Janssen Cilag Taiwan   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; Non psychiatric medical cost; Total medical cost; Vasculometabolic comorbidity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEART DISEASE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; INBORN ERROR OF METABOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SERVICE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; METABOLIC DISORDER; MULTICENTER STUDY; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TAIWAN; VASCULAR DISEASE; VASCULOMETABOLIC DISEASE;

ADULT; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LIPID METABOLISM DISORDERS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STROKE; TAIWAN; URBANIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867583156     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2012.02.038     Document Type: Article

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