Western impressions of the Hong Kong health care system

Western Journal of Medicine

Volumn 165, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 37-42

  Bennett, Charles L ^a,d   Pei, Gloria K ^b   Ultmann, John E ^c  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH STATISTICS; HONG KONG; NON PROFIT HOSPITAL; PRIVATE HOSPITAL;

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; CHINA; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FINANCING, ORGANIZED; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HONG KONG; HOSPITALS, PRIVATE; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALAYSIA; SINGAPORE; SOCIAL CLASS; TAIWAN; TECHNOLOGY, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029789158     PISSN: 00930415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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