Vertical integrated service model: an educational intervention for chronic disease management and its effects in rural China - a study protocol

• Váldodahkkit: Shaofan Chen (Dahkki), Bo Burström (Dahkki), Vibeke Sparring (Dahkki), Dongfu Qian (Dahkki)
• Materiálatiipa: Girji
• Almmustuhtton: BMC, 2018-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Fáttát: article
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Abstract Background Chronic diseases are becoming a huge threat to the Chinese health system. Although the New Round of Medical Reform aims to improve this, the chronic disease management in rural China is still worrying as it relies highly on hospital care instead of primary care. The vertical inte...