The effect of new cooperative medical scheme on health outcomes and alleviating catastrophic health expenditure in China: A systematic review

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2012, Pages

  Liang, Xiaoyun ^a   Guo, Hong ^a   Jin, Chenggang ^a   Peng, Xiaoxia ^b   Zhang, Xiulan ^a  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHINA; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASES; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; RURAL POPULATION; SELF REPORT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

CATASTROPHIC ILLNESS; CHINA; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 84865172617     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0040850     Document Type: Article

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