National health insurance and the way leading to better diabetes care in Taiwan. Is there a role of comprehensive analyses of the claims data?

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 111, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 587-588

  Lai, Mei Shu ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMORBIDITY; DRUG UTILIZATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MORTALITY; NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREVALENCE; SHORT SURVEY; TAIWAN; URBANIZATION;

DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; HUMANS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; TAIWAN;

EID: 84872420905     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09296646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfma.2012.08.016     Document Type: Short Survey

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