Does contracting family doctor promote primary healthcare utilization among older adults? - evidence from a difference-in-differences analysis
The study suggested primary healthcare quality should be strengthened and restrictive first point of contact policy should be enacted to establish ordered healthcare seeking behavior among rural residents.
Authors
- Peipei Fu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2997-5816)
- Chengchao Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9364-3579)
- Dan Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1384-3229)
- Shijun Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-4031-2364)
- Yi Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0585-2734)
Institutions
- Shandong University (CN)
- Yale University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Geriatrics
- Published
- 2024-09-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-024-05336-z
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.52
Funders
- Shandong University
- National Natural Science Foundation of China