The determinants of Chinese provincial government health expenditures: Evidence from 2002-2006 data

Health Economics (United Kingdom)

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 757-777

  Pan, Jay ^a,c   Liu, Gordon G ^b,c  

^a SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS   (China)

^b Peking University   (China)

^c PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Determinant; Government health expenditures; Panel data analysis

Indexed keywords

BUDGET; CHINA; EMPLOYEE; EPIDEMIC; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; REVIEW; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; SOCIAL ASPECT; URBAN POPULATION;

AGE FACTORS; BUDGETS; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EPIDEMICS; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STATE MEDICINE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84861992373     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.1742     Document Type: Review

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