The effect of health insurance reform on the number of cataract surgeries in Chongqing, China

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Chen, Xiaofan ^a   Chen, Chunlin ^a   Zhang, Yao ^b   Yuan, Rongdi ^a   Ye, Jian ^a  

^a THIRD MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b THIRD MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CHINA; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL AUDIT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CATARACT EXTRACTION; CHINA; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MEDICAL AUDIT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 79953080139     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-11-67     Document Type: Article

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