Inequality in the distribution of health resources and health services in China: Hospitals versus primary care institutions

International Journal for Equity in Health

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Zhang, Tao ^a   Xu, Yongjian ^b   Ren, Jianping ^a   Sun, Liqi ^a   Liu, Chaojie ^c  

^a HANGZHOU NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Equity; Health resources; Health services; Hospitals; Primary care institutions

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; DATA SET; EQUITY; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH WORKER; HOSPITAL SECTOR; POPULATION SIZE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC ACCESS;

ARTICLE; CHINA; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; POPULATION SIZE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; AMBULATORY CARE; BED; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; POVERTY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS;

CHINA;

AMBULATORY CARE; BEDS; CHINA; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH RESOURCES; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; POVERTY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 85014355249     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14759276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12939-017-0543-9     Document Type: Article

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