Progress and delivery of health care in Bhutan, the Land of the Thunder Dragon and Gross National Happiness

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 731-736

  Tobgay, Tashi ^a   Dorji, Tandin ^a   Pelzom, Dorji ^a   Gibbons, Robert V ^b  

^a Bhutan Ministry of Health   (Bhutan)

^b U S ARMY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bhutan; Delivery of health care; National health programmes; Public health

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL HERITAGE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH WORKER; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MEDICINAL PLANT; MORTALITY; NATIONAL STRATEGY; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY;

ARTICLE; BHUTAN; CHILD HEALTH CARE; HAPPINESS; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MEDICINAL PLANT; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

BHUTAN; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; HAPPINESS; HUMANS; MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS;

BHUTAN;

EID: 79955758361     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2011.02760.x     Document Type: Article

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