Department of Error (DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(08)61368-9);Reform of how health care is paid for in China: challenges and opportunities

The Lancet

Volumn 372, Issue 9652, 2008, Pages 1846-1853

  Hu, Shanlian ^a   Tang, Shenglan ^b,c   Liu, Yuanli ^d   Zhao, Yuxin ^e   Escobar, Maria Luisa ^f   de Ferranti, David ^f  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b WHO   (China)

^c LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e BEIJING HOSPITAL   (China)

^f BROOKINGS INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHINA; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA;

EID: 56249100014     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(09)61367-2     Document Type: Erratum

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