Lessons from the East - Chinaz's rapidly evolving health care system

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 372, Issue 14, 2015, Pages 1281-1285

  Blumenthal, David ^a   Hsiao, William ^b  

^a Commonwealth Fund ^*  (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHINA; COMMUNITY CARE; FUNDING; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITALIZATION COST; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PROFESSIONALISM; REVIEW; RURAL POPULATION; TERTIARY CARE CENTER; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; FEMALE; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HISTORY; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREGNANCY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRENDS; VITAL STATISTICS;

CHINA; COMMERCE; COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH FACILITIES, PROPRIETARY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; PREGNANCY; PRIVATIZATION; VITAL STATISTICS;

EID: 84926346755     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp1410425     Document Type: Article

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