Inequities in Chinese Health Services: An Overview of the Recent History of Chinese Health Care and Recommendations for Reform
Language:
English
Series/Journal Title:
SAGE Open
Copyright:
2015
Pages:
7
Description:
The Chinese health system was once held up as a model for providing universal health care in the developing world in the 1970s, only to have what is now considered one of the least equitable systems in the world according to the World Health Organization. This article begins with a brief look at what equity in health services entails, and considers the inequities in access to health services in China among different segments of the population. [from abstract]
Subject
Geographic Focus
Resource Type
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