Control under times of uncertainty: the relationship between hospital competition and physician-patient disputes

Abstract Background Recently, cases of medical disputes and even acts of violence toward physicians by patients in China have been escalating. It remains unknown whether competition improves the patient-physician relationship. Methods This paper analyzes the relationship between hospital competition...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Qian Yang, Jay Pan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-11-01
Series:International Journal for Equity in Health
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12939-017-0701-0