| Literature DB >> 9481197 |
S K Zhan1, S L Tang, Y D Guo, G Bloom.
Abstract
Overuse of drugs in rural areas of China has led to a growing concern regarding service quality and cost. The study found evidence of high levels of drug use in some rural health facilities in comparison with a number of other developing countries. Such a result was significantly associated with the government policy of financing health care, regulation and monitoring of health services, and users' attitudes and behaviour. It underlines the need for measures to be taken in China to improve drug use in order to allow its population access to effective care at reasonable cost.Keywords: Asia; China; Delivery Of Health Care; Developing Countries; Distributional Activities; Drugs--cost; Eastern Asia; Health; Health Services; Health Services Evaluation; Organization And Administration; Prescriptions; Program Activities; Program Evaluation; Programs; Quality Of Health Care; Research Methodology; Research Report; Rural Health Services; Sampling Studies; Studies; Surveys; Treatment
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Year: 1998 PMID： 9481197 DOI： 10.1177/004947559802800112
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Trop Doct ISSN： 0049-4755 Impact factor: 0.731