How public and private reforms dramatically improved access to dialysis therapy in Malaysia

Health Affairs

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2214-2222

  Lim, Teck Onn ^a   Goh, Adrian ^b   Lim, Yam Ngo ^c   Zaher, Zaki Morad Mohamad ^d   Suleiman, Abu Bakar ^e  

^a Stats Consulting   (Malaysia)

^b Azmi Burhani Consulting ^*  (Malaysia)

^c Kuala Lumpur Hospital   (Singapore)

^d National Renal Registry   (Malaysia)

^e INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIALYSIS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MALAYSIA; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REGISTER; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

DIALYSIS; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR; REGISTRIES;

EID: 79953768975     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2009.0135     Document Type: Article

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