Continuity of ambulatory care and health outcomes in adult patients with type 2 diabetes in Korea

Health Policy

Volumn 109, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 158-165

  Hong, Jae Seok ^a   Kang, Hee Chung ^a  

^a Health Insurance Review Agency   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Continuity of patient care; Healthcare costs; Hospitalization; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATIENT CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SOUTH KOREA;

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872348696     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: 18726054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2012.09.009     Document Type: Article

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