Application of frequent itemsets mining to analyze patterns of one-stop visits in Taiwan.

BACKGROUND: The free choice of health care facilities without limitations on frequency of visits within the National Health Insurance in Taiwan gives rise to not only a high number of annual ambulatory visits per capita but also a unique "one-stop shopping"phenomenon, which refers to a pat...

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Main Authors: Chun-Yi Tu, Tzeng-Ji Chen, Li-Fang Chou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3128586?pdf=render