The Structure and Effectiveness of Health Systems: Exploring the Impact of System Integration in Rural China

Xin Wang; Stephen Birch; Huifen Ma; Weiming Zhu; Qingyue Meng

doi:10.5334/ijic.2197

The Structure and Effectiveness of Health Systems: Exploring the Impact of System Integration in Rural China

International Journal of Integrated Care

Volume 16 (2016): Issue 3

By: Xin Wang, Stephen Birch, Huifen Ma, Weiming Zhu and Qingyue Meng

Open Access

|Aug 2016

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/ijic.2197 | Journal eISSN: 1568-4156

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Language: English

Submitted on: Jun 9, 2015

Accepted on: Aug 1, 2016

Published on: Aug 12, 2016

Published by: Ubiquity Press

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

Keywords:

county health system,

integration,

social network analysis

© 2016 Xin Wang, Stephen Birch, Huifen Ma, Weiming Zhu, Qingyue Meng, published by Ubiquity Press
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