Primary health care meets the market in China and Vietnam

Health Policy

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 233-252

  Bloom, Gerald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health finance; Health sector reform; Privatization; Transitional economies

Indexed keywords

CHINA; COST; FINANCE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REVIEW; VIET NAM;

EID: 0032104704     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8510(98)00019-0     Document Type: Article

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