Women's status, institutional barriers and reproductive health care: A case study in Yunnan, China

Health Policy

Volumn 84, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 284-297

  Tian, Lichun ^a   Li, Jianghong ^b   Zhang, Kaining ^a   Guest, Philip ^c  

^a KUNMING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

China; Gender inequality; Health system; Reproductive culture; Reproductive health; Reproductive tract infections; Yunnan

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHINA; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFECTION; INTERVIEW; REPRODUCTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHINA; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 35548973971     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2007.04.008     Document Type: Article

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