The equity of China’s emergency medical services from 2010-2014

International Journal for Equity in Health

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 1-8

  Yan, Ke ^a   Jiang, Yi ^a   Qiu, Jingfu ^a   Zhong, Xiaoni ^a   Wang, Yang ^a   Deng, Jing ^a   Lian, Jingxi ^a   Wang, Tingting ^a   Cao, Cheng ^a  

^a CHONGQING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Emergency medical services; Equity

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DEMOGRAPHY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; EQUITY; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH WORKER; MORTALITY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DISEASE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EQUITY; HEALTH SERVICE; POVERTY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION;

CHINA;

CHINA; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH EQUITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; POVERTY AREAS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

EID: 85009154874     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14759276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12939-016-0507-5     Document Type: Article

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