Equity of the essential public health service in rural China: Evidence from a nationwide survey of hypertensive patients

Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  Zhou, Donghua ^a   Feng, Zhanchun ^a   He, Shasha ^a   Sun, Xi ^a   Ma, Caihui ^a   Lv, Benyan ^a   Zou, Xiong ^b  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH HOSPITAL OF GUANGXI ZHUANG AUTONOMOUS REGION   (China)

Author keywords

Equity; Essential public health services; Hypertensive patients; Rural China

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 84879303587     PISSN: 1682024X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12669/pjms.294.3773     Document Type: Article

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