A proposed optimal health care system based on a comparative study conducted between Canada and Japan

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 301-307

  Akaho, Eiichi ^a   Coffin, Garth D ^a   Kusano, Takanori ^a   Locke, Linda ^a   Okamoto, Takashi ^a  

^a KOBE GAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER SYSTEM; COST CONTROL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; JAPAN; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 0031786453     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03404479     Document Type: Article

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