Health insurance coverage and impact: A survey in three cities in China

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Fang, Kuangnan ^a   Shia, BenChang ^a,b   Ma, Shuangge ^a,c  

^a XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHINA; CHRONIC DISEASE; COPING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCOME; POPULATION; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA;

CHINA; CITIES; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84862505475     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0039157     Document Type: Article

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