Meeting the Health-care Needs of the Rural Elderly: The Unique Role of Village Doctors
文献类型：SCI/SSCI论文
| 作者 | Babiarz K. S. ; Yi H. M. ; Luo R. F. |
| 发表日期 | 2013 |
| 关键词 | elderly health care village doctor china quality opportunities challenges services lessons system |
| 英文摘要 | Despite their recent deterioration, village clinics have historically been an important source of health care for the poor and elderly in rural China. In this paper, we examine the current role of village clinics, the patients who use them and some of the services they provide. We focus specifically on the role of village clinics in meeting the health-care needs of the rural poor and elderly. We find that although clinics are continuing to decline financially, they remain a source of care for the rural elderly and poor. We estimate that the elderly are 1015 percent more likely than young individuals to seek care at a clinic. We show that clinics provide many unique services to support the rural elderly (and the elderly poor), such as in-home patient care, the option for patients to pay on credit, and free and discounted services. |
| 出处 | China & World Economy |
| 卷 | 21 |
| 期 | 3 |
| 页 | 44-60 |
| 收录类别 | SCI |
| 语种 | 英语 |
| ISSN号 | 1671-2234 |
| 源URL | [http://ir.igsnrr.ac.cn/handle/311030/30663]  |
| 专题 | 地理科学与资源研究所_历年回溯文献 |
| 推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Babiarz K. S.,Yi H. M.,Luo R. F.. Meeting the Health-care Needs of the Rural Elderly: The Unique Role of Village Doctors. 2013. |
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来源：地理科学与资源研究所
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