Health systems in East Asia: What can developing countries learn from Japan and the Asian tigers?

Health Economics

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 441-456

  Wagstaff, Adam ^a  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

Health systems; Hong Kong; Japan; Korea; Singapore; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HONG KONG; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; JAPAN; KOREA; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SINGAPORE; SOCIAL INSURANCE; TAIWAN;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FAR EAST; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH PLANNING; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; PRIVATIZATION; SINGAPORE; TAXES;

EID: 34249076079     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.1180     Document Type: Article

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