The effects of economic reform on health insurance and the financial burden for urban workers in China

Health Economics

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 309-321

  Hu, Teh Wei ^a   Ong, Michael ^a   Lin, Zi Hua ^a,b   Li, Elizabeth ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Enterprise reform; Health insurance; Out of pocket; Urban

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CHINA; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHINA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS, EMPLOYEE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; INCOME; INSURANCE COVERAGE; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MIDDLE AGED; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0032792690     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1050(199906)8:4<309::AID-HEC440>3.0.CO;2-N     Document Type: Review

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