Effects of Rural Mutual Health Care on outpatient service utilization in Chinese village medical institutions: Evidence from panel data

Health Economics

Volumn 18, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2009, Pages

  Zhou, Zhongliang ^a   Gao, Jianmin ^a   Xue, Qinxiang ^a   Yang, Xiaowei ^a   Yan, Ju'e ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Drug policy; Eliminate the physicians' profit from drugs; Health insurance; Outpatient expense insurance; Outpatient services; Panel data; Random effects model; RMHC; Rural China

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHINESE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL HEALTH CARE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHINA; FEMALE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; OUTPATIENTS; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349222762     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.1519     Document Type: Article

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