| Autor: |
Martin C S Wong, Harry H X Wang, Samuel Y S Wong, Xiaolin Wei, Nan Yang, Zhenzhen Zhang, Haitao Li, Yang Gao, Donald K T Li, Jinling Tang, Jiaji Wang, Sian M Griffiths |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2012 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
PLoS ONE, Vol 7, Iss 9, p e46309 (2012) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1932-6203 |
| DOI: |
10.1371/journal.pone.0046309 |
| Popis: |
BACKGROUND: The healthcare system of mainland China is undergoing drastic reform and the optimal models for healthcare financing for provision of primary care will need to be identified. This study compared the performance indicators of the community health centres (CHCs) under different healthcare financing systems in the six cities of the Pearl River Delta region. METHODS: Approximately 300 hypertensive patients were randomly recruited from the computerized chronic disease management records provided by one CHC in each of the six cities in 2011 using a multi-stage cluster random sampling method. The major outcome measures included the treatment rate of hypertension, defined as prescription of ≥ one antihypertensive agent; and the control rate of hypertension, defined as systolic blood pressure levels |
| Databáze: |
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