Successes and challenges of China's health care reform: a four-decade perspective spanning 1985—2023

M Jakovljevic, H Chang, J Pan, C Guo, J Hui… - Cost Effectiveness and …, 2023 - Springer
Chinese health system remains the crucial one for understanding the wider healthcare
landscape across the Global South and in particular the leading Emerging Markets. Purpose …

Health-care utilisation for low back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis of population-based observational studies

GK Beyera, J O'Brien, S Campbell - Rheumatology international, 2019 - Springer
Low back pain (LBP) is a major public health problem globally, resulting in a significant
personal and societal burden. However, little is known about health-care utilisation for …

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on health services utilization in China: time-series analyses for 2016–2020

H Xiao, X Dai, BH Wagenaar, F Liu… - The Lancet Regional …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background The aim of this study is to quantify the effects of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on
health services utilization in China using over four years of routine health information system …

Healthcare-seeking behavior among Chinese older adults: patterns and predictive factors

Y Zeng, Y Wan, Z Yuan, Y Fang - International Journal of Environmental …, 2021 - mdpi.com
This study aimed to investigate the patterns and predictive factors of healthcare-seeking
behavior among older Chinese adults. A sample of 10,914 participants aged≥ 60 years …

Towards universal health coverage: achievements and challenges of 10 years of healthcare reform in China

W Tao, Z Zeng, H Dang, P Li, L Chuong, D Yue… - BMJ global …, 2020 - gh.bmj.com
Universal health coverage (UHC) has been identified as a priority for the global health
agenda. In 2009, the Chinese government launched a new round of healthcare reform …

Mortality of lymphoma and myeloma in China, 2004–2017: an observational study

W Liu, J Liu, Y Song, X Wang, M Zhou, L Wang… - Journal of hematology & …, 2019 - Springer
Background There is a dearth of accurate information about patterns of mortality of lymphoid
neoplasms and temporal trends in China. In this nationwide mortality study, we aimed to …

Trends and socio‐economic disparities in catastrophic health expenditure and health impoverishment in China: 2010 to 2016

Y Zhao, B Oldenburg, A Mahal, Y Lin… - Tropical Medicine & …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To investigate trends and socio‐economic disparities in the catastrophic health
expenditure (CHE) and health impoverishment in China after major reform of the health …

Utilization of health care and burden of out-of-pocket health expenditure in Zimbabwe: results from a National Household Survey

W Zeng, L Lannes, R Mutasa - Health systems & reform, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
In the last decade, Zimbabwe has undertaken substantial changes and implemented new
initiatives to improve health system performance and services delivery, including results …

Socioeconomic inequality in health care use among cancer patients in China: Evidence from the China health and retirement longitudinal study

H Zhang, Y Fu, M Chen, L Si - Frontiers in Public Health, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background Cancer is a major public health problem worldwide and the leading cause of
death in China, with increasing incidence and mortality rates. This study sought to assess …

Feasibility of hepatitis C elimination in China: from epidemiology, natural history, and intervention perspectives

Z Zhao, M Chu, Y Guo, S Yang, G Abudurusuli… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Hepatitis C imposes a heavy burden on many countries, including China, where the number
of reported cases and the incidence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) increased yearly from 2005 to …