Regional inequality in health and its determinants: Evidence from China

Health Policy

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 14-25

  Fang, Pengqian ^a   Dong, Siping ^a,b   Xiao, Jingjing ^c   Liu, Chaojie ^d   Feng, Xianwei ^c   Wang, Yiping ^b  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b HUBEI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (China)

^c WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

China; Gini coefficient; Health determinants; Regional health inequality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL CARE; INFECTION; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MATERNAL WELFARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOCIAL STATUS;

CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEALTH TRANSITION; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LINEAR MODELS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REGIONAL HEALTH PLANNING; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RURAL HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 70849093806     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2009.08.002     Document Type: Article

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