Asymptotic Efficiency of the Maximum Likelihood Estimator for the Box-Cox Transformation Model with Heteroscedastic Disturbances

Kazumitsu Nawata

Open Journal of Statistics Vol.6 No.5

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DOI: 10.4236/ojs.2016.65069   931 Downloads  1,253 Views  Citations

Evaluation of Length of Hospital Stay Joining Educational Programs for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients: Can We Control Medical Costs in Japan?

Kazumitsu Nawata, Koichi Kawabuchi

Health Vol.7 No.2

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DOI: 10.4236/health.2015.72030   2,653 Downloads  3,144 Views  Citations

Financial Sustainability of the Japanese Medical Payment System: Analysis of the Japanese Medical Expenditure for Educational Hospitalization of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

Kazumitsu Nawata, Koichi Kawabuchi

Health Vol.7 No.8

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DOI: 10.4236/health.2015.78118   3,238 Downloads  3,713 Views  Citations

An Econometric Analysis of Hospital Length of Stay for Cataract Operations in Japan by the Box-Cox Transformation Model and Hausman Tests: Evaluation of the 2010 Revision of the Medical Payment System*

Kazumitsu Nawata, Koichi Kawabuchi

Open Journal of Applied Sciences Vol.5 No.9

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DOI: 10.4236/ojapps.2015.59054   3,100 Downloads  3,425 Views  Citations

Comparison of the Length of Stay and Medical Expenditures among Japanese Hospitals for Type 2 Diabetes Treatments: The Box-Cox Transformation Model under Heteroscedasticity

Kazumitsu Nawata, Koichi Kawabuchi

Health Vol.8 No.1

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DOI: 10.4236/health.2016.81007   4,472 Downloads  4,877 Views  Citations

Did the Revision of the Japanese Medical Payment System Work Properly?—An Analysis of Averages and Variances of Length of Hospital Stay for Type 2 Diabetes Patients by Individual Hospital

Kazumitsu Nawata, Koichi Kawabuchi

Health Vol.8 No.6

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DOI: 10.4236/health.2016.86054   1,841 Downloads  2,204 Views  Citations

A Long Term Evaluation of the Japanese Medical Payment System for Cataract Surgeries: Did the Medical Policy Reduce the Long Hospital Stay in Japan?

Kazumitsu Nawata, Koichi Kawabuchi

Health Vol.8 No.9

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DOI: 10.4236/health.2016.89094   1,297 Downloads  1,647 Views  Citations

Reliability of Blood Pressure Measurements: An Analysis of the White Coat Effect and Its Fluctuations

Kazumitsu Nawata, Moriyo Kimura

Health Vol.9 No.3

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DOI: 10.4236/health.2017.93036   1,054 Downloads  1,553 Views  Citations

An Analysis of the Medical Costs of and Factors Affecting Diabetes Using the Medical Checkup and Payment Dataset in Japan: Can We Reduce the Prevalence of Diabetes?

Kazumitsu Nawata, Moriyo Kimura

Health Vol.9 No.8

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DOI: 10.4236/health.2017.98081   437 Downloads  1,012 Views  Citations

Evaluation of Medical Costs of Kidney Diseases and Risk Factors in Japan

Kazumitsu Nawata, Moriyo Kimura

Health Vol.9 No.13

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DOI: 10.4236/health.2017.913127   335 Downloads  676 Views  Citations

Does High Systolic Blood Pressure Truly Increase Medical Expenditure?—An Empirical Analysis of the New 2017 ACC/AHA Hypertension Guideline

Kazumitsu Nawata, Moriyo Kimura

Health Vol.10 No.8

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DOI: 10.4236/health.2018.108079   193 Downloads  460 Views  Citations

Empirical Studies of Effects of High Blood Pressure on Medical Costs and Heart Disease: Is the 2017 ACC/AHA Guideline Supported by Enough Evidence?

Kazumitsu Nawata, Moriyo Kimura

Health Vol.10 No.11

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DOI: 10.4236/health.2018.1011115   138 Downloads  285 Views  Citations

Evaluation of Blood Pressure Control Medicines Using Health and Medical Checkup Data in Japan: Alternative Methods for Randomized Controlled Trials

Kazumitsu Nawata, Yoichi Sekizawa, Moriyo Kimura

Health Vol.10 No.5

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DOI: 10.4236/health.2018.105047   155 Downloads  383 Views  Citations

Evaluation of the inclusive payment system based on the diagnosis procedure combination with respect to cataract operations in Japan------A comparison of lengths of hospital stay and medical payments among hospitals

Kazumitsu Nawata, Masako Ii, Hinako Toyama, Tai Takahashi

Health Vol.1 No.2

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DOI: 10.4236/health.2009.12016   4,687 Downloads  8,691 Views  Citations

Evaluation of the Distribution and Factors Affecting Blood Pressure Using Medical Checkup Data in Japan

Kazumitsu Nawata, Akikuni Matsumoto, Ryosuke Kajihara, Moriyo Kimura

Health Vol.9 No.1

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DOI: 10.4236/health.2017.91009   1,008 Downloads  1,608 Views  Citations

Tubulointerstitial Nephritis Complicated with Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome under Treatment for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Shinichi Antoku, Hiroyuki Ito, Mizuo Mifune, Hiroko Nawata, Masahiro Kato

Open Journal of Nephrology Vol.2 No.4

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DOI: 10.4236/ojneph.2012.24017   3,055 Downloads  5,302 Views  Citations

Vibrio vulnificus septicemia and necrotizing fasciitis in the patients with liver cirrhosis and diabetes mellitus

Hiroyuki Ito, Akane Shibayama, Mariko Abe, Shinichi Antoku, Hiroko Nawata, Miyuki Isonishi, Masaki Fujita, Shojiro Kato

Journal of Diabetes Mellitus Vol.2 No.1

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DOI: 10.4236/jdm.2012.21020   4,477 Downloads  7,782 Views  Citations