Engaging sub-national governments in addressing health equities: Challenges and opportunities in China's health system reform

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 809-824

  Brixi, Hana ^a   Mu, Yan ^b   Targa, Beatrice ^b   Hipgrave, David ^b  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

^b UNICEF   (United States)

Author keywords

Equity; financing; governance; health expenditure; health sector reform in China; maternal and child health

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHINA; ECONOMICS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFANT; MORTALITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TRENDS;

CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INFANT; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MORTALITY;

EID: 84890538636     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czs120     Document Type: Article

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