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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Main Author: Akihito Hagihara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2019-06-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/9/6/e026361.full