Analysis of the evidence-practice gap to facilitate proper medical care for the elderly: investigation, using databases, of utilization measures for National Database of Health Insurance Claims and Specific Health Checkups of Japan (NDB)
Abstract As Japan becomes a super-aging society, presentation of the best ways to provide medical care for the elderly, and the direction of that care, are important national issues. Elderly people have multi-morbidity with numerous medical conditions and use many medical resources for complex treat...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Komiyama Printing Co. Ltd
2017-06-01
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Series: | Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12199-017-0644-5 |