“Remnants of feudalism”? Women’s health and their utilization of health services in rural China

Women and Health

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 105-123

  Anson, Ofra ^a   Haanappel, Frits W ^b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Health; Health care utilization; Living arrangements; Patriarchalism; Rural China

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHINA; EDUCATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; IDEOLOGY; INCOME; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL HEALTH CARE; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN'S RIGHTS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DATA ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FAMILY HEALTH; FAMILY LIFE; FAMILY STUDY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN RIGHTS; LAW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL STRUCTURE;

ADULT; AGED; CHINA; COMMUNISM; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INCOME; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL HEALTH; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; WOMEN; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN'S RIGHTS;

EID: 0033289846     PISSN: 03630242     EISSN: 15410331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J013v30n01_07     Document Type: Article

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