Evaluation on equality and efficiency of health resources allocation and health services utilization in China

International Journal for Equity in Health

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Sun, Jian ^a   Luo, Hongye ^a  

^a GUANGXI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Efficiency; Equality; Health resources allocation; Health services utilization

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; DEMOGRAPHY; ECONOMIC GROWTH; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; EQUITY; GEOGRAPHICAL RESEARCH; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SURVEY; INVESTMENT; OPTIMIZATION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

ARTICLE; CHINA; DEMOGRAPHY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; GEOGRAPHY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; EVALUATION STUDY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; UTILIZATION;

CHINA;

CHINA; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS;

EID: 85024126184     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14759276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12939-017-0614-y     Document Type: Article

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