Why do inpatients bypass secondary hospitals? A discrete choice analysis of reputation, specialty matching, and travel time in China's hierarchical healthcare system

Social Science & Medicine 2026

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Authors: Jiarui Han, Liping Fu, Wenhao Hu, Yingyi Zhang, Kunmeng Li

DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2026.119051

Cited by: 1

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Fields of Study & Subjects

Economic and Environmental Valuation Healthcare Policy and Management Healthcare Systems and Reforms

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