Serving billions: A pilot study on clinician-perceived efficacy of rehabilitative services in China

Health Care Manager

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 252-258

  Zhao, Mei ^a   Haley, D Rob ^a   Nolin, JoAnn M ^a   Dunning, Kerry ^a   Wang, Jian ^b   Sun, Qiangsan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c THE SECOND HOSPITAL OF SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Charge; China rehabilitation service; Efficacy; Traditional Chinese medicine; Western medicine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINA; CHINESE MEDICINE; COST CONTROL; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REHABILITATION CENTER;

ADULT; CHINA; COST SAVINGS; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FEMALE; HEALTH FACILITY ADMINISTRATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REHABILITATION CENTERS;

EID: 59449095660     PISSN: 15255794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.HCM.0000318756.31956.36     Document Type: Article

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