Examining the multi-scalar unevenness of high-quality healthcare resources distribution in China

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 16, Issue 16, 2019, Pages

  Yu, Meng ^a,b   He, Shenjing ^a,b   Wu, Dunxu ^a,b   Zhu, Hengpeng ^c   Webster, Chris ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (China)

^c CHINESE ACADEMY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

3 A hospitals; Evaluation framework; General entropy indexes; High quality healthcare resources; Hospital quality; Multi scalar unevenness

Indexed keywords

ENTROPY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL SECTOR; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS;

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CHINA; ENTROPY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH EQUITY; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOCIAL STATUS; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HOSPITAL;

CHINA;

CHINA; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HOSPITALS;

EID: 85071179186     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph16162813     Document Type: Article

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