Out-of-pocket medical expenditures, remittances and health outcomes in China
), Xuehui Zhang(2), Fengyi Ma(3), Romanus Osabohien(4),
(1) Science and Technology Department, Guilin Medical University, Guilin 541004, China
(2) School of Electronic Information and Automati，Guilin University of Aerospace Technology, Guilin 541004, China
(3) Department of Foreign Languages, Guilin Medical University, Guilin 541199, China
(4) Institute of Energy Policy and Research (IEPRe), Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN), Kajang, Malaysia; DEPECOS Institutions and Development Research Centre (DIaDeRC), Ota, Nigeria
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