title: Primary health care in the People's Republic of China.
abstract: In scarcely more than 30 years, the People's Republic of China has progressed from limited health care available only to a privileged few to a countrywide system providing basic services to one fifth of the world's population. The author gives his impressions of the current situation, based on a recent visit.
mesh_terms: D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D000328:Adult; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002681:China; D004501:Education, Medical; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008519:Medicine, Traditional; D008875:Middle Aged; D011315:Preventive Medicine; D011320:Primary Health Care; D012424:Rural Population