The impacts of health insurance on health care utilization among the older people in China

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 85, Issue , 2013, Pages 59-65

  Li, Xin ^a   Zhang, Wei ^b,c  

^a Shanghai Jiao Tong University   (China)

^b CENTRE FOR HEALTH EVALUATION AND OUTCOME SCIENCES   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

China; Health care utilization; Health insurance; Older people

Indexed keywords

ELDERLY CARE; ELDERLY POPULATION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH INSURANCE; INSURANCE SYSTEM; LOGISTICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETIREMENT; SERVICE PROVISION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINA; CHINESE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PROBABILITY; RETIREMENT; SOCIOLOGY;

AMBULATORY CARE; CHINA; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PROBABILITY; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

CHINA; GANSU; ZHEJIANG;

EID: 84876172025     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.02.037     Document Type: Article

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