The impact of National Health Insurance on neonatal care use and childhood vaccination in Taiwan

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 384-392

  Liu, Tsai Ching ^a   Chen, Chin Shyan ^a   Chen, Li Mei ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

National health insurance; Neonatal care; Taiwan; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN CARE; TAIWAN; VACCINATION;

EID: 0036904416     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/17.4.384     Document Type: Article

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