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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2015

Ambulatory Care Visits to Pediatricians in Taiwan: A Nationwide Analysis.

Ling-Yu Yang, An-Min Lynn, Tzeng-Ji Chen

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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  1. Visits to Pediatric Clinics by Adult Patients: A Nationwide Survey in Taiwan.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018
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  2. Birth Trends among Female Physicians in Taiwan: A Nationwide Survey from 1996 to 2013.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2017
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  3. The Provision of Health Care by Family Physicians in Taiwan as Illustrated With Population Pyramids.Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financing
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Ling-Yu YangDepartment of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, No. 155, Section 2, Linong Street, Taipei 112, Taiwan. yangly@vghtpe.gov.tw.
An-Min LynnDivision of Family Medicine, National Yang-Ming University Hospital, No. 152, Xinmin Rd., Yilan City, Yilan County 260, Taiwan. nashsaka@hotmail.com.
Tzeng-Ji ChenDepartment of Family Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, No. 201, Section 2, Shi-Pai Rd., Taipei 112, Taiwan. tjchen@vghtpe.gov.tw.

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HSRD VA HIR 10-001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pediatricians play a key role in the healthy development of children. Nevertheless, the practice patterns of pediatricians have seldom been investigated. The current study analyzed the nationwide profiles of ambulatory visits to pediatricians in Taiwan, using the National Health Insurance Research Database. From a dataset that was randomly sampled one out of every 500 records among a total of 309,880,000 visits in 2012 in the country, 9.8% (n = 60,717) of the visits were found paid to pediatricians. Children and adolescents accounted for only 69.3% of the visits to pediatricians. Male pediatricians provided 80.5% of the services and the main workforces were those aged 40-49 years. The most frequent diagnoses were respiratory tract diseases (64.7%) and anti-histamine agents were prescribed in 48.8% of the visits to pediatricians. Our detailed results could contribute to evidence-based discussions on health policymaking.

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AdolescentAdultAge FactorsAmbulatory CareChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansInfantInfant, NewbornMaleMiddle AgedPediatricsPhysiciansSex FactorsTaiwanambulatory visitsnational health insurancePediatricians

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PMID26540064
PMCPMC4661631

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