From economic development to public health improvement: China faces equity challenges

Public Health

Volumn 125, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 669-674

  Liu, S ^a   Griffiths, S M ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

China; Economic development; Equity; Health disparity; Public health; Social determinants of health

Indexed keywords

ACTION PLAN; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC GROWTH; EQUITY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH RISK; PUBLIC HEALTH; REFORM PROCESS; SOCIAL JUSTICE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CHINA; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; FAMILY COUNSELING; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL JUSTICE; URBAN AREA;

CHINA; ECONOMICS; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK; SOCIAL JUSTICE; STEREOTYPING; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS; URBAN POPULATION;

CHINA;

EID: 80054861384     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: 14765616     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2011.08.004     Document Type: Article

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