Effects of financial support on treatment of adolescents with growth hormone deficiency: a retrospective study in Japan

Effects of financial support on treatment of adolescents with growth hormone deficiency: a retrospective study in Japan

Abstract Background Treatment costs for children with growth hormone (GH) deficiency are subsidized by the government in Japan if the children meet clinical criteria, including height limits (boys: 156.4 cm; girls: 145.4 cm). However, several funding programs, such as a subsidy provided by local gov...

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Main Authors: Eri Maeda, Takahiro Higashi, Tomonobu Hasegawa, Susumu Yokoya, Takahiro Mochizuki, Tomohiro Ishii, Junko Ito, Susumu Kanzaki, Akira Shimatsu, Koji Takano, Toshihiro Tajima, Hiroyuki Tanaka, Yusuke Tanahashi, Akira Teramoto, Toshiro Nagai, Kunihiko Hanew, Reiko Horikawa, Toru Yorifuji, Naohiro Wada, Toshiaki Tanaka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-10-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Public funding
Health insurance
Children with special health care needs
Japan
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-016-1854-z

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