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Does having a usual primary care provider reduce patient self-referrals in rural China’s rural multi-tiered medical system? A retrospective study in Qianjiang District, China
INTRODUCTION: Within China’s multi-tiered medical system, many patients seek care in higher-tiered hospitals without a referral by a primary-care provider. This trend, generally referred to as patient self-referral behavior, may reduce the efficiency of the health care system. This study seeks to te...
Autores principales: | Feng, Da, Zhang, Donglan, Li, Boyang, Zhang, Yan, Serrano, Ray, Shi, Danxiang, Liu, Yuan, Zhang, Liang |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5704594/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29179717 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-017-2673-6 |
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