Evaluating the financial protection of patients with chronic disease by health insurance in rural China

International Journal for Equity in Health

Volumn 8, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Sun, Qiang ^a   Liu, Xiaoyun ^b   Meng, Qingyue ^a   Tang, Shenglan ^b   Yu, Baorong ^a   Tolhurst, Rachel ^b  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CHINA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECONOMICS; FAMILY; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GASTROENTERITIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEART DISEASE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCOME; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; REIMBURSEMENT; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL ASPECT; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 74549150087     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14759276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-9276-8-42     Document Type: Article

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