Pediatricians' Role in Caring for Preschool Children in Taiwan Under the National Health Insurance Program

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 108, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 849-855

  Lin, Ming Chih ^a,b,c   Lai, Mei Su ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

health manpower; medical specialties; preschool children

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE; NEWBORN; OUTPATIENT CARE; PEDIATRICIAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REGISTER; TAIWAN; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; OTOLARYNGOLOGY; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; TAIWAN;

EID: 71649096069     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09296646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-6646(09)60416-2     Document Type: Article

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