Coverage and utilization of the health insurance among migrant workers in Shanghai, China

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 124, Issue 15, 2011, Pages 2328-2334

  Zhao, Da Hai ^a,b   Rao, Ke Qin ^c   Zhang, Zhi Ruo ^d  

^a SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS   (China)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Chinese Medical Association   (China)

^d SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Coverage; Health insurance; Migrant worker; Utilization

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIGRANT WORKER; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL STATUS; WORKPLACE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79961044899     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0366-6999.2011.15.015     Document Type: Article

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