Most governments in established market economies have developed universal systems of
health care, but these are being increasingly threatened by widespread health sector …

Background Charging for tuberculosis (TB) treatment could reduce completion rates,
particularly in the poor. We identified and synthesised studies that measure costs of TB …

Objective. To describe the results of a nationwide epidemiologic survey of Kawasaki disease
for the 2-year period 1997 and 1998. Design. We sent a questionnaire to all hospitals with …

During the 1960's and 1970's the Chinese government encouraged therural cooperative
medical systems'(RCMS), in order to ensure access to basic health care among the rural …

Objective. The objective of the study is to describe recent epidemiologic patterns of
Kawasaki disease based on information included in patient records that had been obtained …

A hospital-based survey of Kawasaki disease was performed in all 45 hospitals with in-
patient beds in Beijing during the 5-year period from 2000 through 2004. A total of 1107 …

PURPOSE: This study aimed to explore perceptions of TB, and health care seeking
pathways, among poor rural communities in Inner Mongolia. METHODOLOGY: Twenty focus …

Introduction: The measurement of health status of the elderly remains one important topic.
Self-rated health status (SRH) is considered to be a simple indicator to measure the health …

There are few studies reporting the association between lifestyle and mortality among the
oldest old in developing countries. We examined the association between food habits …

Abstract Background Large-scale Tuberculosis (TB) control programmes in China have
been hailed a success. Concerns remain, however, about whether the programme is …