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April 26, 2013BMC Health Services ResearchOpen Access

Comparisons of medical utilizations and categorical diagnoses of emergency visits between the elderly with catastrophic illness certificates and those without

Yang Nan-Ping Yi-Hui Lee Chung Chi-Yu Jin‐Chyr Hsu I-Liang Yu Nien‐Tzu Chang Chan Chien-Lung

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In Taiwan, the elderly with any certificated catastrophic illness had significantly more ED visits and a higher ED medical cost due to untypical medical complaints.

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synapsesocial.com/papers/69d7b6a4b4cef8fedc490210 https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-13-152

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