China's Health Reform Update

Annual Review of Public Health

Volumn 38, Issue , 2017, Pages 431-448

  Liu, Gordon G ^a   Vortherms, Samantha A ^b   Hong, Xuezhi ^c  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

China; Essential drug policies; Health care reform; Hospital management; Medical insurance

Indexed keywords

ESSENTIAL DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHINA; COST CONTROL; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SOCIAL MARKETING; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY;

CHINA; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH;

EID: 85017153185     PISSN: 01637525     EISSN: 15452093     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-publhealth-031816-044247     Document Type: Article

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