Impact of National Health Insurance on the Survival Rate of Patients with Osteosarcoma In Taiwan: Review of 74 Patients
The 2-year survival rate for high-grade osteosarcoma was 46.9% before the introduction of National Health Insurance (NHI) in Taiwan on March 1, 1995, but increased to 73.8% after the implementation of NHI. The 5-year survival rate also increased, from 37.5% to 63.6%. Between May 1990 and May 2001, 7...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2004-05-01
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| Series: | Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1607551X09701111 |