How China's new health reform influences village doctors' income structure: Evidence from a qualitative study in six counties in China

Human Resources for Health

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Zhang, Shengfa ^a   Zhang, Weijun ^a   Zhou, Huixuan ^a   Xu, Huiwen ^a   Qu, Zhiyong ^a   Guo, Mengqi ^a   Wang, Fugang ^a   Zhong, You ^a   Gu, Linni ^a   Liang, Xiaoyun ^a   Sa, Zhihong ^a   Wang, Xiaohua ^a   Tian, Donghua ^a  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CHINA; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INCOME; INSURANCE; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MANPOWER; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL HEALTH CARE; RURAL POPULATION; SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFIT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; CHINA; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INCOME; INSURANCE, HEALTH; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIANS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; RURAL POPULATION; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNIVERSAL COVERAGE;

EID: 84930193122     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14784491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12960-015-0019-1     Document Type: Article

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