The development of urban community health centres for strengthening primary care in China: A systematic literature review

British Medical Bulletin

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 139-153

  Wang, Harry H X ^a,b,c   Wang, Jia Ji ^d   Wong, Samuel Y S ^b   Wong, Martin C S ^b   Mercer, Stewart W ^c   Griffiths, Sian M ^b  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b and Hong Kong Branch of CAS Center for Excellence in Animal Evolution and Genetics   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^d GUANGZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

community health centres; equitable care; multimorbidity; organizational models; patients' experiences; primary care; service provision

Indexed keywords

AGING; CHINA; CONSULTATION; EXPERIENCE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; URBAN AREA; HEALTH SERVICE; MANPOWER; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; TRENDS;

CHINA; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 84950244017     PISSN: 00071420     EISSN: 14718391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bmb/ldv043     Document Type: Review

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