Health care system in Saudi Arabia: An overview;Aperçu du système de santé en Arabie saoudite

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 784-793

  Almalki, M ^a,b   Fitzgerald, G ^b   Clark, M ^b  

^a JAZAN UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECENTRALIZATION; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; REVIEW; SAUDI ARABIA; SOCIOECONOMICS; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 80054855345     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.26719/2011.17.10.784     Document Type: Review

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