Impact of the consumption tax rate increase on out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Japan: an interrupted time series analysis
ObjectivesThe Japanese government increased the consumption tax rate from 5% to 8% on 1 April 2014. The impact of this policy on the incidence of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is unknown. Thus, we aimed to evaluate a potential association between the consumption tax rate increase and OHCA.De...
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Language: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2019-06-01
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Series: | BMJ Open |
Online Access: | https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/9/6/e026361.full |