Assessing the effects of the percentage of chronic disease in households on health payment-induced poverty in Shaanxi Province, China
Abstract Background Chronic disease has become one of the leading causes of poverty in China, which posed heavy economic burden on individuals, households and society, and accounts for an estimated 80% of deaths and 70% of disability-adjusted life-years lost now in China. This study aims to assess t...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-11-01
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Series: | BMC Health Services Research |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-018-3698-1 |