title: Trends in the shift of the outpatient population--a study from the statistics from the past 15 years.
authors.affiliation: Center on Japanese Economy and Business, Graduate School of Business, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nobukawa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Okawara
mesh_terms: D003151:Community Health Centers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006742:Hospital Bed Capacity; D007564:Japan; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010045:Outpatients / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*