Health care financing in Asia: Key issues and challenges

Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 651-661

  Kwon, Soonman ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

health care reforms; health care services; health insurance; health systems; heath economics and financing

Indexed keywords

ASIA; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INSURANCE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; TAX;

ASIA; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; TAXES; UNIVERSAL COVERAGE;

EID: 80053904723     PISSN: 10105395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1010539511422940     Document Type: Review

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