The Taiwan National Health Insurance program and full infant immunization coverage

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 305-311

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

^a NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE; NEWBORN; TAIWAN;

HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INTERVIEWS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PRIVATIZATION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; TAIWAN;

EID: 13144269578     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2002.012567     Document Type: Article

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