Health care financing in Hong Kong: A case for tax-based financing

International Journal of Health Planning and Management

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 3-18

  Yuen, Peter P ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Health care financing; Hong Kong; Tax based health care system

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; TAX SYSTEM;

ARTICLE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HONG KONG; TAX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DATA COLLECTION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HONG KONG; HOSPITALS, PRIVATE; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; POPULATION GROWTH; TAXES;

CHINA;

EID: 0033016120     PISSN: 07496753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1751(199901/03)14:1<3::AID-HPM530>3.0.CO;2-W     Document Type: Article

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