Developing countries and trade in health services: Which way is forward?

International Journal of Health Services

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 453-466

  Timmermans, Karin ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; HEALTH SERVICES; TRADE AGREEMENT; TRADE LIBERALIZATION;

ANALYTIC METHOD; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; PATENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; TRADE UNION;

COMMERCE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; NURSES; PHYSICIANS; PRIVATIZATION;

EID: 3543127838     PISSN: 00207314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/323D-0VJ3-XC58-VXHU     Document Type: Review

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