The effect of Taiwan's National Health Insurance programme on hospital physicians' perceptions of their careers: A survey

International Journal of Public Policy

Volumn 2, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 264-280

  Lin, Blossom Yen Ju ^a   Luh, Shi Ping ^b   Lee, Cheng Hua ^c  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Taipei Tzu Chi Medical University Hospital   (Taiwan)

^c Bureau of National Health Insurance Taiwan   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Career satisfaction and regrets; Health policy and payment reforms; Hospital physician careers; Policy evaluation; Taiwan National Health Insurance

Indexed keywords

EID: 34447097652     PISSN: 17400600     EISSN: 17400619     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJPP.2007.012907     Document Type: Article

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