Addiction and the Utilization of Medical Care
Joint Authors
Lin, Ying-Tzu
Lin, Yen-Ju
Liu, Tsai-Ching
Chen, Chun-Chih
Source
Economics Research International
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-11-30
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
We investigate the effect of different scales of addictive factors on the utilization of medical services in this paper using a two-part model.
Data are from the 2005 National Health Interview Survey and the claims data in the National Health Insurance Research Database in Taiwan.
The results show that personal addictive behavior is significantly associated with both outpatient and inpatient utilization.
Moreover, our result implies that those who smoked at least 20 cigarettes per day might not visit a doctor until the illness was severe.
It suggests that the government can accomplish these goals by promotion and education in order to increase public awareness of personal health.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Lin, Yen-Ju& Chen, Chun-Chih& Liu, Tsai-Ching& Lin, Ying-Tzu. 2011. Addiction and the Utilization of Medical Care. Economics Research International،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-10.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Lin, Yen-Ju…[et al.]. Addiction and the Utilization of Medical Care. Economics Research International No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-10.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Lin, Yen-Ju& Chen, Chun-Chih& Liu, Tsai-Ching& Lin, Ying-Tzu. Addiction and the Utilization of Medical Care. Economics Research International. 2011. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-10.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-499090