From Chinese model to U.S. symptoms: The paradox of China's health system

International Journal of Health Services

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 651-672

  Gong, Sen ^b   Walker, Alan ^a   Shi, Guang ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; MODEL; SYMPTOM;

CHINA; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; REVIEW; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; SYMPTOM;

CHINA; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 35348985326     PISSN: 00207314     EISSN: 15414469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/HS.37.4.e     Document Type: Review

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