Emerging issues in public health: A perspective on China's healthcare system

Public Health

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 9-14

  Ling, R E ^a,b   Liu, F ^a   Lu, X Q ^a   Wang, W ^a,c,d  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

China; Healthcare reform; Healthcare systems

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIALIZATION; DISEASE INCIDENCE; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; HEALTH EXPENDITURE; HEALTH GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; POLICY REFORM; PUBLIC HEALTH; STATE ROLE;

ARTICLE; CHINA; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; COST CONTROL; FUNDING; GEOGRAPHY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL CARE; INFANT MORTALITY; INVESTMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; RURAL AREA; TERMINAL DISEASE; URBAN AREA;

CHINA; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INFANT; PUBLIC HEALTH;

CHINA;

EID: 78751571157     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2010.10.009     Document Type: Article

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