Public perceptions of private health care in socialist China

Health Affairs

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 222-234

  Lim, Meng Kin ^a   Yang, Hui ^b   Zhang, Tuohong ^b   Feng, Wen ^b   Zhou, Zijun ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRIVATE PRACTICE; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHINA; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC OPINION;

EID: 8844241541     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.23.6.222     Document Type: Article

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