Does the integration of TB medical services in the general hospital improve the quality of TB care? Evidence from a case study in China

Journal of Public Health (United Kingdom)

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 322-328

  Sun, Qiang ^a   Yin, Jia ^b   Yin, Xiao ^c   Zou, Guanyang ^b   Liang, Mingli ^d   Zhong, Jieming ^e   Walley, John ^b   Wei, Xiaolin ^b,f  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c JINAN CENTRAL HOSPITAL AFFILIATED TO SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d Shandong Provincial Tuberculosis Control Center   (China)

^e Center for TB Control in Zhejiang   (China)

^f CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

China; integrated hospital; public public mix; tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHINA; ECONOMICS; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; INTEGRATED HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC-PUBLIC MIX; TUBERCULOSIS;

CHINA; INTEGRATED HOSPITAL; PUBLIC-PUBLIC MIX; TUBERCULOSIS;

CHINA; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 84878855164     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fds089     Document Type: Article

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