Lam Siu Kuen. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2002. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 77-79). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Acknowledgments --- p.ii / English Abstract --- p.iv / Chinese Abstract --- p.vi / Table of Contents --- p.vii / List of Tables --- p.x / List of Figures --- p.xii / List of Appendices --- p.xiv / Chapter Chapter 1. --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter Chapter 2. --- Research Background --- p.7 / Chapter 2.1 --- Epidemiology of Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) --- p.7 / Chapter 2.2 --- The prevalence of HBV around the world --- p.12 / Chapter 2.3 --- The prevalence of HBV in Hong Kong --- p.16 / Chapter 2.4 --- Standard medical treatment --- p.17 / Chapter Chapter 3. --- Literature Review --- p.20 / Chapter Chapter 4. --- Data compilation --- p.31 / Chapter 4.1 --- Prince of Wales Hospital's Dataset --- p.31 / Chapter 4.2 --- Expert Opinion and other published data --- p.35 / Chapter 4.3 --- Definition of health states under study --- p.36 / Chapter Chapter 5. --- Empirical Findings I --- p.39 / Chapter 5.1 --- Estimation of disease costs from Department of Hepatology --- p.39 / Chapter 5.1.1 --- Methodology and sample size --- p.39 / Chapter 5.1.2 --- Summary of costs included in the analysis --- p.42 / Chapter 5.1.3 --- Descriptive analysis --- p.43 / Chapter 5.1.4 --- Calculation method --- p.44 / Chapter 5.1.5 --- Empirical results --- p.47 / Chapter 5.2 --- Estimation of direct medical cost from the Department of Oncology --- p.51 / Chapter 5.2.1 --- Methodology and sample size --- p.51 / Chapter 5.2.2 --- Summary of Costs included in the analysis --- p.52 / Chapter 5.2.3 --- Descriptive analysis --- p.52 / Chapter 5.2.4 --- Calculation method --- p.54 / Chapter 5.2.4 --- Empirical results --- p.58 / Chapter 5.3 --- Kernel estimators --- p.61 / Chapter 5.4 --- Sensitivity to cost variations in medical procedures --- p.63 / Chapter Chapter 6. --- Empirical Findings II --- p.65 / Chapter 6.1 --- Estimation of indirect medical costs --- p.65 / Chapter 6.1.1 --- Methodology --- p.65 / Chapter 6.1.2 --- Calculation method --- p.67 / Chapter 6.1.3 --- Empirical results --- p.68 / Chapter 6.2 --- Estimation of indirect cost (HCC-deceased) --- p.70 / Chapter 6.3 --- Premature death --- p.71 / Chapter 6.4 --- Limitation --- p.72 / Chapter Chapter 7. --- Conclusion --- p.75 / Bibliography --- p.77 / Tables --- p.80 / Figures --- p.120 / Appendices --- p.128
Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_324037 |
Date | January 2002 |
Contributors | Lam, Siu Kuen., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Economics. |
Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
Language | English, Chinese |
Detected Language | English |
Type | Text, bibliography |
Format | print, xi, 132 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm. |
Coverage | China, Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong |
Rights | Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
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