Impact of the east Asian economic crisis on health and health care: Malaysia's response

Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 5-9

  Suleiman, Abu Bakar ^c   Lye, M S ^a   Yon, Rohaizat ^b   Teoh, S C ^b   Alias, Mymoon ^b  

^a INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Malaysia)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Malaysia)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Country profile; Economic crisis; Health care; Malaysia; Response

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BUDGET; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALAYSIA; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STATISTICS;

BUDGETS; ECONOMICS; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR;

EID: 0032235414     PISSN: 10105395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/101053959801000102     Document Type: Article

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