Factors influencing integration of TB services in general hospitals in two regions of China: A qualitative study

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Zou, Guanyang ^a   Wei, Xiaolin ^b   Walley, John D ^a   Yin, Jia ^a   Sun, Qiang ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; hospitals; integration; service delivery; TB control

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHINA; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; INTERVIEW; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TUBERCULOSIS;

CHINA; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 84856108631     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-21     Document Type: Article

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