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Association between socioeconomic disadvantage and low-value care in acute care hospitals in Japan: Cross-sectional study

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  • Sato, So
  • Yasunaga, Hideo
  • Matsuo, Yuichiro
  • Matsui, Hiroki
  • Fushimi, Kiyohide
  • Miyawaki, Atsushi

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Low-value care offers little clinical benefit and contributes to inefficient healthcare utilization. Although socioeconomic disparities in healthcare access are well documented, data on low-value care among disadvantaged inpatients remain limited.

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  • Sato, So & Yasunaga, Hideo & Matsuo, Yuichiro & Matsui, Hiroki & Fushimi, Kiyohide & Miyawaki, Atsushi, 2026. "Association between socioeconomic disadvantage and low-value care in acute care hospitals in Japan: Cross-sectional study," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 163(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:hepoli:v:163:y:2026:i:c:s0168851025002349
    DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2025.105479
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