Visits to Pediatric Clinics by Adult Patients: A Nationwide Survey in Taiwan.

ABSTRACT: Pediatricians are trained to provide non-surgical medical care to children. Improvements in medical treatments and surgical techniques have extended the survival of children with congenital diseases and chronic illnesses. Consequently, pediatricians may provide continuous medical service to their patients into adulthood. Meanwhile, as Taiwan's birth rate has fallen to one of the lowest in the world, pediatricians are encountering growing competition. As a source of continued revenue, pediatricians could also provide medical care to adults with common diseases and patients with adult-onset chronic diseases. The aim of this study was to investigate the pattern of adult ambulatory visits to pediatric clinics recorded by Taiwan's National Health Insurance (NHI) system during 2000 to 2011. From

SUBMITTER: Lee KL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6069158 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature