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Comments1 January 1977Cost of Medical Care in ChinaN. RALPH FRANKEL, M.D.N. RALPH FRANKEL, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-86-1-120_3 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: The letter of Dr. Cheng on the method of payment for medical care in China (Ann Intern Med 85:396-397, 1976) makes main points that are patently propaganda, and it supplies no reasonable information that could enlighten readers.Even the most naive of us learned long ago that nothing is free. To suggest that Chinese care is free is to say that the physicians do not eat or wear clothes, and the same would have to be said for the nurses, aides, and everyone else right down to the mason who spends his time building the hospital. A... This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: N. RALPH FRANKEL, M.D.Affiliations: PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 January 1977Volume 86, Issue 1Page: 120-121 ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 January 1977 PDF downloadLoading ...
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