Health equity in transition from planned to market economy in China

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 17, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2002, Pages 20-29

  Gao, Jun ^a,e   Qian, Juncheng ^a   Tang, Shenglan ^b   Eriksson, Bo ^c   Blas, Erik ^d  

^a State Key Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control   (China)

^b LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c NORDIC SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Sweden)

^d WORLD BANK   (United States)

^e BEIJING HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

China; Economic transition; Equity; Health sector reform

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INCOME; INFANT MORTALITY; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MARKET; MEDICAL CARE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIETY; URBAN POPULATION;

CHINA; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH TRANSITION; HUMANS; INCOME; MORTALITY; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0036923665     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/17.suppl_1.20     Document Type: Article

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