Death in China: Market reforms and health

International Journal of Health Services

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 125-141

  Reddy, Sanjay G ^a  

^a USA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH STATUS; INCOME; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MARKET DEVELOPMENT; MORTALITY; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ARTICLE; CHINA; DEATH; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INCOME; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFESPAN; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POVERTY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL STATUS; SURVIVAL RATE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHINA; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INCOME; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; POVERTY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 38749148005     PISSN: 00207314     EISSN: 15414469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/HS.38.1.g     Document Type: Article

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