Comparison of inpatient distribution amongst different medical alliances in a county: a longitudinal study on a healthcare reform in rural China

Abstract Background China has launched the medical alliances (MAs) reform to drive the development of primary medical institutions and decrease health inequality in rural areas. Three different types of MAs were built to promote township hospitals in Y County. This study aims to evaluate the actual...

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Main Authors: Yifan Ran, Hongxia Gao, Dan Han, Guilin Hou, Yingchun Chen, Yan Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-08-01
Series:International Journal for Equity in Health
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12939-020-01260-x