Changes in health expenditures in China in 2000s: Has the health system reform improved affordability

International Journal for Equity in Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Long, Qian ^a   Xu, Ling ^b   Bekedam, Henk ^c   Tang, Shenglan ^d  

^a CHONGQING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BEIJING HOSPITAL   (China)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Financial burden; Health expenditures; Rural population

Indexed keywords

FINANCIAL SYSTEM; HEALTH EXPENDITURE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH RISK; PUBLIC HEALTH; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA;

CHINA; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL WELFARE; URBAN POPULATION;

CHINA;

EID: 84878818021     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14759276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-9276-12-40     Document Type: Article

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