The new cooperative medical scheme in rural China: Does more coverage mean more service and better health?

Health Economics

Volumn 18, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2009, Pages

  Lei, Xiaoyan ^a   Lin, Wanchuan ^b  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Peking University   (China)

Author keywords

China; Health reform

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHINA; CHINESE MEDICINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; INJURY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE; REIMBURSEMENT; RURAL AREA; SELF REPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHINA; FEMALE; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349201303     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.1501     Document Type: Article

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