Addressing the Shortage of Health Professionals in Rural China: Issues and Progress; Comment on “Have Health Human Resources Become More Equal between Rural and Urban Areas after the New Reform?”

Maldistribution of health professionals between urban and rural areas has been a serious problem in China. Urban hospitals attract most of the health professionals with serious shortages in rural areas. To address this issue, a number of policies have been implemented by the government, such as free...

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Main Authors: Jianlin Hou, Yang Ke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Kerman University of Medical Sciences 2015-05-01
Series:International Journal of Health Policy and Management
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Online Access:http://www.ijhpm.com/pdf_2983_0d56288aa570078b145f48629798a45f.html