Koinuma N
World Hosp. 1988 Dec;24(3):18-23.
The author gives an overview of his nation's health and compares indicators with the USA. People live longer in Japan than anywhere in the world, yet 1 in 3.5 Japanese has health problems. Some 80% of patients are outpatients, and many regions now have an oversupply of hospital beds. Hospitals employ 60% of all doctors, and staff salaries account for approximately half of hospital outlay.
作者概述了本国的健康状况,并将各项指标与美国进行了比较。日本人的寿命比世界上其他任何地方的人都长,但每3.5个日本人中就有1人存在健康问题。约80%的患者为门诊病人,而且现在许多地区医院床位供应过剩。医院雇佣了所有医生的60%,员工工资约占医院支出的一半。