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Direct Medical Cost of Diabetes in Rural China Using Electronic Insurance Claims Data and Diabetes Management Data
July 2018
Aims/IntroductionTo evaluate the annual direct medical cost attributable to type 2 diabetes mellitus according to socioeconomic factors, medical conditions and complications categories. Materials...
Poisonous Pandas: Chinese Cigarette Manufacturing in Critical Historical Perspectives
May 2018
*/ A favorite icon for cigarette manufacturers across China since the mid-twentieth century has been the panda, with factories from Shanghai to Sichuan using cuddly cliché to market tobacco...
Avoidable Hospital Admissions From Diabetes Complications In Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong, And Communities Outside Beijing
January 2018
Improving the quality of primary care may reduce avoidable hospital admissions.
Mortality In Rural China Declined As Health Insurance Coverage Increased, But No Evidence The Two Are Linked
September 2017
Health insurance holds the promise of improving population health and survival and protecting people from catastrophic health spending.
Health Insurance and Chronic Disease Control: Quasi-experimental Evidence from Hypertension in Rural China
February 2017
"Health Insurance and Chronic Disease Control: Quasi-experimental Evidence from Hypertension in Rural China" is a chapter within the volume China's Healthcare System and Reform.
The weaker sex? Vulnerable men and women's resilience to socio-economic disadvantage
September 2016
Sex differences in mortality vary over time and place as a function of social, health, and medical circumstances.
Policy Challenges from Demographic Change in China and India
July 2016
The world’s two most populous countries face numerous policy challenges from rapid demographic change.
Cloaks and Veils: Countervisualizing Cigarette Factories In and Outside of China
March 2016
In this article, I consider what a casual observer can see of a notorious product’s primary place of fabrication. Few products have been criticized in recent years more than cigarettes.
The Economic Implications of Population Ageing in China and India: Introduction to the Special Issue
December 2015
China and India account for nearly 36% of the world’s population.
The innovations in China’s primary health care reform: Development and characteristics of the community health services in Hangzhou
October 2015
Objective: This study focuses on Hangzhou, a Chinese city with a population of nine million urban and rural residents, to examine the successful development and innovation experience of its primary...
Contracting with Private Providers for Primary Care Services: Evidence from Urban China
January 2013
Controversy surrounds the role of the private sector in health service delivery, including primary care and population health services.
Prevention of Chronic Noncommunicable Disease in Mongolia: A Facility-Based Qualitative Study
October 2012
Nutrition, physical activity, smoking, and alcohol consumption are major causes of morbidity and mortality related to noncommunicable diseases (NCDs).
The Quality of Life and Mortality risk of Elderly People in Rural China: The Role of Family Support
June 2012
The elderly share of China’s population is projected to grow well beyond the capacity of the nation’s social security system.
Children of China's Future
March 2012
As China's economy grows so does the prevalence of social inequality.
Prevention and Control of Chronic Non-communicable Disease in Nine Pacific Rim Cities
December 2010
Populous, economically dynamic, and rapidly urbanizing, the Asia Pacific both reflects and strongly shapes trends in global public health.
The Effect of Coresidence with an Adult Child on Depressive Symptoms among Older Widowed Women in South Korea: An Instrumental Variable Estimation
November 2010
The objective of this paper is to estimate the causal effect of coresidence with an adult child on depressive symptoms among older widowed women in South Korea.
The Global Challenge of Antimicrobial Resistance: Insights from Economic Analysis
August 2010
The prevalence of antimicrobial resistance (AR) limits the therapeutic options for treatment of infections, and increases the social benefit from disease prevention.
The Emerging Role of Private Health Care Provision in China
December 2009
China continues to face great challenges in meeting the health needs of its large population.
Pandemic Influenza and the Globalization of Public Health
December 2009
When one can circle the globe in less than the time of incubation of most infectious pathogens, it is clear every country relies to some extent on the health systems of other countries to prevent...
Pharmaceutical Policy in China
July 2008
Contradictory goals plague China’s pharmaceutical policy. The government wants to develop the domestic pharmaceutical industry and has used drug pricing to cross-subsidize public hospitals.
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