Title: Measuring the equity of inpatient utilization in Chinese rural areas

Authors: Zhou, Zhongliang

Place: [London]

Publisher: BioMed central

Year: 2011

Journal: BMC Health services research

Volume: vol. 11, no. 201

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Subject: Health and Poverty

Keywords: health care delivery, health services research, china

Abstract: This paper focuses on income-related inequity of inpatient utilization and its determinants in Chinese rural areas. The study finds that even with the same need for inpatient services, richer individuals utilize more inpatient services than poorer individuals.

URL: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/11/201

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