Gender differences in the use of health care in China: Cross-sectional analysis

International Journal for Equity in Health

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Song, Yan ^a   Bian, Ying ^a  

^a University of Macau   (Macao)

Author keywords

China; Gender differences; Hospitalization; Inequity; Use of health care

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL TRADITION; DEMOGRAPHY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EQUITY; GENDER DISPARITY; HEALTH EXPENDITURE; HOSPITAL SECTOR; SEX RATIO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHILD; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAINTENANCE CHEMOTHERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASOPHARYNX CANCER; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SENILE CATARACT; SEX DIFFERENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

CHINA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84893169498     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14759276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-9276-13-8     Document Type: Article

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