The influence of the rural health security schemes on health utilization and household impoverishment in rural China: Data from a household survey of western and central China

International Journal for Equity in Health

Volumn 9, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Shi, Wuxiang ^a   Chongsuvivatwong, Virasakdi ^b   Geater, Alan ^b   Zhang, Junhua ^c   Zhang, Hong ^c   Brombal, Daniele ^d  

^a DALI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c BEIJING HOSPITAL   (China)

^d Office of Cooperation Development of Italian Embassy in China   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHY; FINANCIAL PROVISION; HEALTH EXPENDITURE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICES; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; PUBLIC ACCESS; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RURAL AREA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INCIDENCE; MALE; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL AREA; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL STATUS;

CHINA;

EID: 77649297863     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14759276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-9276-9-7     Document Type: Article

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