Identifying determinants of socioeconomic inequality in health service utilization among patients with chronic non-communicable diseases in China.

BACKGROUND:People with chronic non-communicable diseases (NCD) are particularly vulnerable to socioeconomic inequality due to their long-term expensive health needs. This study aimed to assess socioeconomic-related inequality in health service utilization among NCD patients in China and to analyze f...

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Main Authors: Xin Xie, Qunhong Wu, Yanhua Hao, Hui Yin, Wenqi Fu, Ning Ning, Ling Xu, Chaojie Liu, Ye Li, Zheng Kang, Changzhi He, Guoxiang Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4069022?pdf=render