title: [Influence factors on supply and demand changes in the field of acupuncture and moxibustion].
abstract: Based on principles of health economy and the present situation, the possibility and regularity on changes in the supply and demand field of acupuncture and moxibustion through various viewpoints were analyzed, which included demand and supply elasticity of acup-mox services to market price and the relevant factors, categories and nature of acup-mox services, business idea of supplier on the strength of marginal cost and marginal benefit, expenditure level and inclination of demander, complementary and substitutive treatment of acup-mox therapy, and the relevant time and geographic factors to change in quantity demand and supply. Therefore, it could be applied as reference to redaction and reform of the relevant health economics policy by health administrative management.
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Tianjin University of TCM, Tianjin 300193, China. liubin0523@yahoo.com.cn
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Ping
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D015670:Acupuncture Therapy / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D009071:Moxibustion / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*