Six Countries, six health reform models? health care reform in Chile, Israel, Singapore, Switzerland, Taiwan and The Netherlands

Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis: Research and Practice

Volumn 12, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 75-113

  Okma, Kieke G H ^a,h   Cheng, Tsung Mei ^b   Chinitz, David ^c   Crivelli, Luca ^d   Lim, Meng Kin ^e   Maarse, Hans ^f   Labra, Maria Eliana ^g  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LUGANO   (Switzerland)

^e NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^f MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^g INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^h UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

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EID: 79953234129     PISSN: 13876988     EISSN: 15725448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13876980903076237     Document Type: Article

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