Attributes of primary care in community health centres in China and implications for equitable care: A cross-sectional measurement of patients' experiences

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 108, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 549-560

  Wang, H H X ^a,b,c   Wong, S Y S ^a   Wong, M C S ^a   Wang, J J ^d   Wei, X L ^a   Li, D K T ^e   Tang, J L ^a   Griffiths, S M ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^d GUANGZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e Bauhinia Foundation Research Centre   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINA; COMMUNITY CARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; VALIDITY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHINA; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOMETRICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 84937574427     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: 14602393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcu248     Document Type: Article

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