Inequity in inpatient services utilization: a longitudinal comparative analysis of middle-aged and elderly patients with the chronic non-communicable diseases in China

Abstract Background Aging and the chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) challenge the Chinese government in the process of providing hospitalization services fairly and reasonably. The Chinese government has developed the basic medical insurance system to solve the problem of “expensive medical c...

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Main Authors: Xian-zhi Fu, Lian-ke Wang, Chang-qing Sun, Dong-dong Wang, Jun-jian He, Qi-xin Tang, Qian-yu Zhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-01-01
Series:International Journal for Equity in Health
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-019-1117-9