Comparison of the cost of illness of primary liver cancer between Japan and Taiwan

Comparison of the cost of illness of primary liver cancer between Japan and Taiwan

Abstract Background Primary liver cancer (PLC) is the fifth and second leading cause of death in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. The aim of this study was to compare the economic burden of PLC between the two countries using the cost of illness (COI) method and identify the key factors causing the d...

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Main Authors: Yinghui Wu, Kunichika Matsumoto, Ya-Mei Chen, Yu-Chi Tung, Tzu-Ying Chiu, Tomonori Hasegawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-12-01
Series:Health Economics Review
Subjects:
Cost of illness
Health policy
Liver neoplasms
Medical economics
Public health
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13561-020-00296-7

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13561-020-00296-7

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