Analysis of hospital charges for cerebral infarction stroke inpatients in Beijing, People's Republic of China

• Published in: Health policy (Amsterdam) Vol. 59; no. 3; pp. 243 - 256
• Main Authors: Tu, Feng, Tokunaga, Shoji, Deng, ZhouLu, Nobutomo, Koichi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ireland Elsevier Ireland Ltd 01.03.2002; Elsevier
• Series: Health Policy
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Beijing; Cerebral infarction; Cerebral Infarction - economics; Cerebral Infarction - epidemiology; Cerebral Infarction - physiopathology; Cerebral Infarction - therapy; Charge analysis; China; China - epidemiology; Cost of Illness; Female; Health; Health administration; Health care; Health economics; Health expenditure; Health insurance; Health policy; Health Status Indicators; Hospital Charges - statistics & numerical data; Hospitals; Humans; Inpatient charges; Insurance; Insurance, Hospitalization; Length of Stay - statistics & numerical data; Male; Medically Uninsured; Middle Aged; Policy studies; Treatment Outcome; China; Inpatient charges; Cerebral infarction; Charge analysis; China; Insurance

Objective: Stroke is a heavy economic burden on the individuals, society and health services in China, where health expenditure is rising rapidly. The purpose of the present study is to examine health services and demographic factors associated with inpatient charges for cerebral infarction in China...