Financing universal coverage in Malaysia: A case study

BMC Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2012, Pages

  Chua, Hong Teck ^a   Cheah, Julius Chee Ho ^b  

^a Prime Minister Department   (Malaysia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MALAYSIA;

HEALTHCARE FINANCING; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; UNIVERSAL COVERAGE;

EID: 84862742323     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-S1-S7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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