2022
Geographic Variation in Inpatient Care Utilization, Outcomes and Costs for Dementia Patients Aged 65 Years or Older — China, 2017–2019
Lin Z, Ba F, Allore H, Liu G, Chen X. Geographic Variation in Inpatient Care Utilization, Outcomes and Costs for Dementia Patients Aged 65 Years or Older — China, 2017–2019. China CDC Weekly 2022, 4: 997-1001. PMID: 36483008, PMCID: PMC9709301, DOI: 10.46234/ccdcw2022.202.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPatients Aged 65 YearsDementia careInpatient care utilizationPublic health issuePublic health practicePublic health policyDementia managementCare utilizationHealthcare utilizationDisease burdenDementia patientsHealth servicesHealth practicesHealth policyHealth issuesGeographic disparitiesDementiaHealthcare systemHealthcare provisionPatientsPublic healthCareImproved accessOutcomesBurden
2020
Attributable risk and economic cost of hospital admissions for mental disorders due to PM2.5 in Beijing
Wu Z, Chen X, Li G, Tian L, Wang Z, Xiong X, Yang C, Zhou Z, Pan X. Attributable risk and economic cost of hospital admissions for mental disorders due to PM2.5 in Beijing. The Science Of The Total Environment 2020, 718: 137274. PMID: 32109812, PMCID: PMC9429815, DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.137274.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital admissionAttributable riskMental disordersEconomic burdenSignificant risk increaseMental health statusEffects of PMSubstantial morbidityStratified analysisElderly individualsHealth statusMedical expensesStudy periodAir quality guidelinesRisk increaseAdmissionTime trendsRiskEconomic costsDisordersPossible correlationBurdenAerodynamic diameterExposureDaily increase