Rural China

July 10, 2015

Factors that influence the choice to work in rural township health centers among 4,669 clinical medical students from five medical universities in Guangxi, China

Abstract Purpose: To produce competent undergraduate-level medical doctors for rural township health centers (THCs), the Chinese government mandated that medical…

June 14, 2015

Unmet needs in continuing medical education programs for rural Chinese township health professionals

Abstract Purpose: This study aimed to describe the system of continuing medical education (CME) in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region…

July 24, 2014

Health impact of the 2008 cold spell on mortality in subtropical China: the climate and health impact national assessment study (CHINAs)

Abstract Background: Many studies have investigated heat wave related mortality, but less attention has been given to the health effects…