Welfare state regimes and population health: Integrating the East Asian welfare states

Health Policy

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 45-53

  Abdul Karim, Syahirah ^a   Eikemo, Terje A ^b   Bambra, Clare ^c  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b SINTEF   (Norway)

^c DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

East Asia; GDP; Infant mortality rate; Welfare regimes; Welfare states

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EASTERN EUROPE; HEALTH CARE COST; INFANT MORTALITY; LIFE EXPECTANCY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SCANDINAVIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WELFARE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CAPITALISM; COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; CONFUCIANISM; EUROPE; FAR EAST; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; NORTH AMERICA; PUBLIC HEALTH; SINGAPORE; SOCIALISM;

EID: 70849111500     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2009.08.003     Document Type: Article

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