Guangxi's rural health insurance scheme: Evidence from an ethnic minority region in China

Rural and Remote Health

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Huang, L ^a,b   Yang, D ^a   Yao, L ^a   Liu, Z ^a   Wu, W ^b  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b GUANGXI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Ethnic minority region; Healthcare financing; Rural health insurance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHINA; COMMUNITY CARE; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; RURAL HEALTH CARE;

CHINA; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84877979290     PISSN: 14456354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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