Assessing trade in health services in countries of the Eastern Mediterranean from a public health perspective

International Journal of Health Planning and Management

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 231-250

  Siddiqi, Sameen ^a   Siddiqi, Azza ^a   Mirza, Zafer ^a   Drager, Nick ^a   Sabri, Belgacem ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; PUBLIC HEALTH; TRADE LIBERALIZATION;

ARTICLE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH CARE SECTOR; HEALTH MANPOWER; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; MARKETING OF HEALTH SERVICES; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; PUBLIC HEALTH;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

EID: 77956494604     PISSN: 07496753     EISSN: 10991751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hpm.989     Document Type: Article

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