Healthcare-financing reforms in transitional society: A Shanghai experience

Journal of Health Population and Nutrition

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 223-234

  Dong, Weizhen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

China; Health equity; Health expenditure; Health insurance; Healthcare; Healthcare costs; Inequalities; Shanghai

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHINA; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EMPLOYMENT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MARKETING; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHINA; COST OF ILLNESS; COST SHARING; HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS, EMPLOYEE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH CARE SECTOR; HEALTH TRANSITION; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 0348229227     PISSN: 16060997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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