Unaffordable healthcare amid phenomenal growth: The case of healthcare protection in reform China

International Journal of Social Welfare

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 140-149

  Wong, Chack Kie ^a   Tang, Kwong Leung ^a   Lo, Vai ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b BOND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Health insurance; Healthcare; Healthcare protection; Healthcare reform; Welfare attitudes

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947726741     PISSN: 13696866     EISSN: 14682397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2397.2006.00429.x     Document Type: Article

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