Social Science & Medicine

Effects of primary care visits on preventing chronic conditions and avoiding hospital care in the context of China's health system reform: a nationwide panel study

By Yuqi Zhang, Laura Anselmi, Jonathan Stokes, Peter Bower, Jin Xu

Study in peoplePopulations

The paper

Yuqi Zhang, Laura Anselmi, Jonathan Stokes, Peter Bower, Jin Xu

University of Manchester; Peking University

Social Science & Medicine, 12 Aug 2026

doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2026.119655 PubMed 42704983

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