Did the distribution of health insurance in China continue to grow less equitable in the nineties? Results from a longitudinal survey

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 293-304

  Akin, John S ^a   Dow, William H ^b   Lance, Peter M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b IL   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Equity; Health; Health insurance; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

EQUITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICES; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHINA; CLASSIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MARKETING; NEWBORN; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL INSURANCE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

CHINA;

EID: 0242266488     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(03)00207-7     Document Type: Article

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