Evaluation and mechanism for outcomes exploration of providing public health care in contract service in Rural China: A multiple-case study with complex adaptive systems design

BMC Public Health

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Zhou, Huixuan ^a   Zhang, Shengfa ^a   Zhang, Weijun ^a   Wang, Fugang ^a   Zhong, You ^a   Gu, Linni ^a   Qu, Zhiyong ^a   Tian, Donghua ^a  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chronic disease control; Complex adaptive systems; Contract service; Family medicine; Multiple case study; Public health; Rural China

Indexed keywords

CHINA; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL POPULATION; UNITED STATES;

CHINA; CONTRACT SERVICES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FINANCIAL SUPPORT; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL POPULATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84924975351     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-015-1540-9     Document Type: Article

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