key: cord-0925001-itj58kmc
authors: Hwang, Ji-Young; Seap, Bel; Kim, Tae-Hee
title: A Comparison of the Cambodian and the South Korean Health Care System
date: 2016-04-26
journal: J Menopausal Med
DOI: 10.6118/jmm.2016.22.1.1
sha: 22f98765239b02e3e5810fd976971ca87bab092b
doc_id: 925001
cord_uid: itj58kmc

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In discussions of health care reform, the Korean system is held up as a possible model for the Cambodia. The two countries' health care systems are very different based on some parameters.

Cambodia is an agriculture and developing country. Table 1) .

The referral arrangement system in Republic of Korea is divided into two steps. The patient can go to any medical practitioner office except specialized general hospitals.

If the patient wants to go to a secondary hospital, he/ she has to present a referral slip issued by the medical practitioner who diagnosed him/her first. 2 Cambodia has a mixed service delivery system. Public health service delivery is organized through two levels of services, both provided 

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This work was supported by the Soonchunhyang University Research Fund.

No potential conflict of interest relevant to this article was reported.