Factors that determine catastrophic expenditure for tuberculosis care: A patient survey in China

Infectious Diseases of Poverty

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Zhou, Chengchao ^a   Long, Qian ^b,c   Chen, Jiaying ^d   Xiang, Li ^e   Li, Qiang ^f   Tang, Shenglan ^b,c   Huang, Fei ^g   Sun, Qiang ^a,h   Lucas, Henry ⁱ  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c DUKE KUNSHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^f XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^g China CDC   (China)

^h BEIJING HOSPITAL   (China)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Catastrophic health expenditure; China; Determinants; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINA; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEDICAL FEE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULOSIS; AGED; CATASTROPHIC ILLNESS; ECONOMICS; FAMILY SIZE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; CATASTROPHIC ILLNESS; CHINA; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TUBERCULOSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85006181444     PISSN: 20955162     EISSN: 20499957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s40249-016-0100-6     Document Type: Article

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