Why screening rates vary between Korea and Japan-Differences between two national healthcare systems

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 395-400

  Goto, Rei ^a   Hamashima, Chisato ^b   Mun, Sunghyun ^c   Lee, Won Chul ^d  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL CANCER CENTER   (Japan)

^c Baekseok University   (South Korea)

^d The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cancer screening; Health insurance; Japan; Korea; Screening rate

Indexed keywords

EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; JAPAN; NEOPLASMS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOUTH KOREA;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; JAPAN; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; NEOPLASMS; REPUBLIC OF KOREA;

EID: 84925448025     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7314/APJCP.2015.16.2.395     Document Type: Short Survey

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