Study on equity and efficiency of health resources and services based on key indicators in China

PLoS ONE

Volumn 10, Issue 12, 2015, Pages

  Zhang, Xinyu ^a   Zhao, Lin ^a   Cui, Zhuang ^a   Wang, Yaogang ^a  

^a TIANJIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHINA; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; OUTPATIENT CARE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; DELPHI STUDY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION;

CHINA; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HEALTH RESOURCES; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

EID: 84956611253     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0144809     Document Type: Article

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