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Table 2 Total medical costs of patients utilizing Zaitaku and hospital care (US$/day)

From: Cost of physician-led home visit care (Zaitaku care) compared with hospital care at the end of life in Japan

Characteristics

Zaitaku care

Hospital care

p-value

Total medical costs

371.2 (n = 33)

202.0 (n = 72)

p = 0.492*

  1. *p-value was calculated using analysis of the Wilcoxon rank sum test
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BMC Health Services Research

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