Factors affecting catastrophic health expenditure and impoverishment from medical expenses in China: Policy implications of universal health insurance;Facteurs affectant les dépenses de santé catastrophiques et l'appauvrissement dû aux dépenses médicales en Chine: Implications des politiques de l'assurance de santé universelle

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 90, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 664-671

  Li, Ye ^a   Wu, Qunhong ^a   Xu, Ling ^b   Legge, David ^c   Hao, Yanhua ^a   Gao, Lijun ^a   Ning, Ning ^a   Wan, Gang ^d  

^a HARBIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BEIJING HOSPITAL   (China)

^c LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH EXPENDITURE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE; INSURANCE SYSTEM; POLICY MAKING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; CHINA; CHRONIC DISEASE; COST CONTROL; DEMOGRAPHY; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; POVERTY; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

CHINA; FEMALE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INSURANCE, MAJOR MEDICAL; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; RISK; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNIVERSAL COVERAGE;

CHINA;

EID: 84865693512     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.12.102178     Document Type: Article

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