China's ongoing public hospital reform: Initiatives, constraints and prospect

Journal of Asian Public Policy

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 342-349

  He, Jingwei Alex ^a  

^a THE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

China; health care; hospital reform; initiative; public hospital

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859311393     PISSN: 17516234     EISSN: 17516242     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17516234.2011.630228     Document Type: Article

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