Overview of the health care system in Hong Kong and its referential significance to mainland China

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association

Volumn 78, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 569-573

  Kong, Xiangyi ^a   Yang, Yi ^a   Gao, Jun ^a   Guan, Jian ^a   Liu, Yang ^a   Wang, Renzhi ^a   Xing, Bing ^a   Li, Yongning ^a   Ma, Wenbin ^a  

^a PEKING UNION MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Health care system; Hong Kong; Mainland China; Referential significance

Indexed keywords

CHINA; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HONG KONG; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL SERVICE; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; REVIEW; SOCIAL SECURITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH INSURANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH;

CHINA; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 84943358430     PISSN: 17264901     EISSN: 17287731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcma.2015.02.006     Document Type: Review

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