Comparison of the cost of illness of primary liver cancer between Japan and Taiwan
Journal
Health economics review
Journal Volume
10
Journal Issue
1
Date Issued
2020-12-05
Author(s)
Abstract
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 different trends in the economic burdens of PLC.
Subjects
Cost of illness; Health policy; Liver neoplasms; Medical economics; Public health
SDGs
Other Subjects
Article; cost effectiveness analysis; cost of illness; drug cost; health care cost; health care policy; health care utilization; health disparity; hospital cost; hospital mortality; hospitalization; human; ICD-10; Japan; liver cancer; morbidity; mortality; mortality rate; priority journal; public health; quality adjusted life year; Taiwan; trend study
Type
journal article