Use of and factors associated with self-treatment in China

BMC Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Yuefeng, Li ^a   Keqin, Rao ^a   Xiaowei, Ren ^b  

^a BEIJING HOSPITAL   (China)

^b LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China national health survey; Multinomial logit selection model; Self treatment decisions

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHINA; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RURAL POPULATION; SELF CARE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHINA; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RURAL POPULATION; SELF CARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84869010185     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-995     Document Type: Article

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