National health insurance development in China from 2004 to 2011: Coverage versus benefits

PLoS ONE

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2015, Pages

  Zhang, Yan ^a   Tang, Wenxi ^a   Zhang, Xiang ^a   Zhang, Yaoguang ^b   Zhang, Liang ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health and Medical Genetics   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHINA; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; REIMBURSEMENT; INSURANCE; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRENDS;

CHINA; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; INSURANCE BENEFITS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS;

EID: 84932618850     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0124995     Document Type: Article

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