Underuse of primary care in China: The scale, causes, and solutions

Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 240-247

  Wu, Dan ^a   Lam, Tai Pong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Access to health care; China; Health care reform; Primary health care

Indexed keywords

CHINA; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MENTAL CAPACITY; OUTPATIENT; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; AMBULATORY CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRENDS;

AMBULATORY CARE; CHINA; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES MISUSE; HUMANS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; WORKFORCE;

EID: 84962611164     PISSN: 15572625     EISSN: 15587118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2016.02.150159     Document Type: Article

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