Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 108, Issue 11 , Pages 849-855 , November 2009

Pediatricians' Role in Caring for Preschool Children in Taiwan Under the National Health Insurance Program

  • Ming-Chih Lin

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Preventive Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
    • Department of Pediatrics, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
    • School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Mei-Su Lai

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Preventive Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Mei-Su Lai, 5 Floor, 17 Hsu Chow Road, Taipei 100, Taiwan

Received 16 December 2008 ,Revised 31 March 2009 ,Accepted 21 April 2009.

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PII: S0929-6646(09)60416-2

doi: 10.1016/S0929-6646(09)60416-2

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 108, Issue 11 , Pages 849-855 , November 2009

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