An equity evaluation in stroke inpatients in regard to medical costs in China: a nationwide study

• Main Authors: Yong Yang (Author), Stephen Nicholas (Author), Elizabeth Maitland (Author), Zhengwei Huang (Author), Xiaoping Chen (Author), Yong Ma (Author), Xuefeng Shi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Stroke has always been a severe disease and imposed heavy financial burden on the health system. Equity in patients in regard to healthcare utilization and medical costs are recognized as a significant factor influencing medical quality and health system responsiveness. The aim o...