Advanced Asia's health systems in comparison

Health Policy

Volumn 79, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 325-336

  Gauld, Robin ^a   Ikegami, Naoki ^b   Barr, Michael D ^c   Chiang, Tung Liang ^d   Gould, Derek ^e   Kwon, Soonman ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b KEIO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e Kwok and Gould Consulting Limited   (Hong Kong)

^f Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Comparative policy; Health systems; Hong Kong; Japan; Singapore; South Korea; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HONG KONG; JAPAN; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SINGAPORE; SOUTH KOREA; TAIWAN; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ADULT; AGED; ASIA; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 33749527192     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2006.01.009     Document Type: Article

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