Healthcare in Singapore - a market study

Databases recommended :
Business Source Premier (Online guide in WMV File)
Factiva (Online guide in WMV File)
Global Market Information Database (List of Datatypes)
ABI/Inform (Online guide in WMV File)
PERIND

To do a general search on the healthcare industry in Singapore, try some of these
search strategies in Business Source Premier, Factiva, ABI/Inform, PERIND:

healthcare and singapore
medical care and singapore
healthcare and singapore and market*
..etc

To do a search in Global Market Information Database, try to these:

1. Click on Keyword Search.
2. Click on Text.
3. Enter keywords:

healthcare and singapore
health and service* and singapore
medical and singapore
hospital* and singapore

To do a more specific search a particular healthcare industry, try some of these
in Factiva:

1. Click on Region.
2. At the Find Region search box, enter Singapore.
3. Click on Singapore.
4. At the Free Text search box, enter any of these search strategies:

healthcare and (cosmetic near5 surger*)
healthcare and (plastic near5 surger*)
healthcare and (cosmetic near5 treatment*)
healthcare and (nurs* near5 home*)
healthcare and (breast near5 implant*)
healthcare and (breast near5 augment*)
healthcare and lasik
(medical near5 care) and (cosmetic near5 surger*)
..etc
 

To do a search on the marketing aspects of a particular health industry, try these searches
in Factiva:

1. Click on Region.
2. At the Find Region search box, enter Singapore.
3. Click on Singapore.
4. At the Free Text search box, enter any of these search strategies:

(cosmetic* near5 surger*) and (market* or promot* or sell*)
(breast near5 implant*) and (market* or promot* or sell*)
...etc
 

For a search on the market players or competitors, you will have to do a company search.

Search for the company in relation to the healthcare industry or other competitors.

Use Factiva and try these searches:

1. Place your mouse on Companies/Markets.
2. Select and click on Company.
3. In Company Name search box, enter the company name. (eg. Pacific Healthcare)

Steps 1-3 will list all articles about the company but this search route does not allow you
to narrow your search to specific searches.

So, if you want to find out specifics of the company, do a search in the search box in the main
screen:

1. Click on Region.
2. In Find a Region box, enter Singapore.
3. Click on Singapore (Region changes to Singapore).
4. Enter any of these searches:

Pacific Healthcare and marketing
Pacific Healthcare and strateg*
Pacific Healthcare and (cosmetic near5 surger*)
Pacific Healthcare and invest*
Pacific Healthcare and china
...etc

To find company financial information for a company, search for the company name
in these databases:

Osiris (Online guide in WMV File)
Oriana
Factiva (Online guide in WMV File)
ISI Emerging Markets (Online guide in WMV File)
LexisNexis Academic Universe (Online guide in WMV File)
 

To find the SWOT Analysis Reports of a company, search for the company name
from these databases:

Business Source Premier
Investext Plus (Online guide in WMV File)
Factiva

To do a search on customer profiles, identify the possible customer segment and search in:

Global Market Information Database (List of Datatypes)
EIU MarketIndicators and Forecasts
Singapore Dept of Statistics' Singstat