Introduction: Health of the health care system in Korea

Social Work in Public Health

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 127-141

  Kim, Dong Soo ^a  

^a Soongsil University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Health care; Health care policy; Korea National Health Insurance; Mental health; Practice in health system; Research in health system

Indexed keywords

HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; HOSPITAL SECTOR; MENTAL HEALTH; NATIONAL STRATEGY;

HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HISTORY; HUMAN; KOREA; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; WAR;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH POLICY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; KOREA; KOREAN WAR; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS;

KOREA;

EID: 77951249612     PISSN: 19371918     EISSN: 1937190X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19371910903070333     Document Type: Review

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