Accessibility of pediatric inpatient services in Japan.

In Japan, all citizens are covered by the national insurance system. Children's medical expenses are subsidized by local government co-payments. This removed most economic barriers to visiting medical facilities, geographical obstacles to pediatric medical services remain, including distance to...

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Main Author: Akira Ehara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6075767?pdf=render