Health policy in the Asian NIEs

Social Policy and Administration

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 361-375

  Ramesh, M ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Financing; Health policy; Newly industrializing economies; Public versus private provision

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH EXPENDITURE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH POLICY; POLICY ANALYSIS;

CHINA; SINGAPORE; SOUTH KOREA; TAIWAN;

EID: 0043269739     PISSN: 01445596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9515.00345     Document Type: Article

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