Long-Term Care Arrangements in Rural China: Review of Recent Developments

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 472-477

  Wu, Bei ^a   Mao, Zong Fu ^b   Zhong, Renyao ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^b WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

aging; Long term care; rural China

Indexed keywords

CHINA; FUNDING; GERIATRIC CARE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; LONG TERM CARE; REVIEW; RURAL AREA;

EID: 68949215136     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2009.07.008     Document Type: Review

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