China's health care sector in transition: Resources, demand and reforms

Health Policy

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 137-152

  Yanrui, Wu ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

China's health care sector; Health care reforms; Health insurance; Health trade and investment; Household demand for health care; Market access

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHINA; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOME CARE;

CHINA; ECONOMIC COMPETITION; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH MANPOWER; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; INSURANCE, HEALTH; INVESTMENTS; PRIVATE SECTOR; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 0343035702     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8510(96)00869-X     Document Type: Article

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