China's new rural cooperative medical scheme and underutilization of medical care among adults over 45: Evidence from CHARLS pilot data

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 29, Issue SUPPL.1, 2013, Pages

  Shi, Lu ^a   Zhang, Donglan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Access to care; Insurance; Program evaluation; Rural; Utilization of health services

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO CARE; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CHINA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INSURANCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT STUDY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RURAL; RURAL HEALTH CARE; UTILIZATION OF HEALTH SERVICES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACCESS TO CARE; INSURANCE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RURAL; UTILIZATION OF HEALTH SERVICES;

AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; UNIVERSAL COVERAGE;

EID: 84882918484     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: 17480361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jrh.12013     Document Type: Article

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