Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 108, Issue 5 , Pages 386-394 , May 2009

Hospitalization for Ambulatory-care-sensitive Conditions in Taiwan Following the SARS Outbreak: A Population-based Interrupted Time Series Study

  • Yu-Tung Huang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health, College of Medicine, National Cheng-Kung University, Tainan
    • Institute of Health and Welfare Policy, College of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Yue-Chune Lee

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Health and Welfare Policy, College of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Professor Yue-Chune Lee, Institute of Health and Welfare Policy, College of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, No. 155, Section 2, Linong Street, Taipei 112, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chun-Ju Hsiao

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Received 27 April 2008 ,Revised 23 September 2008 ,Accepted 2 December 2008.

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PII: S0929-6646(09)60082-6

doi: 10.1016/S0929-6646(09)60082-6

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 108, Issue 5 , Pages 386-394 , May 2009

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