How does the New Cooperative Medical Scheme influence health service utilization? A study in two provinces in rural China

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Yu, Baorong ^a   Meng, Qingyue ^a   Collins, Charles ^b   Tolhurst, Rachel ^c   Tang, Shenglan ^c,d   Yan, Fei ^e   Bogg, Lennart ^f   Liu, Xiaoyun ^c  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Independent Researcher   (United Kingdom)

^c LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^e FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^f KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; RURAL HEALTH CARE; STATISTICAL MODEL; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VOLUNTARY PROGRAM;

CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; LOGISTIC MODELS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; VOLUNTARY PROGRAMS;

EID: 77951961640     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-10-116     Document Type: Article

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