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Bridging the Gaps Between Patients and Primary Care in China: A Nationwide Representative Survey

William C. W. Wong, Sunfang Jiang, Jason J. Ong, Minghui Peng, Eric Wan, Shanzhu Zhu, Cindy L. K. Lam, Michael R. Kidd and Martin Roland
The Annals of Family Medicine May 2017, 15 (3) 237-245; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.2034
William C. W. Wong
1Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
MD
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Sunfang Jiang
2General Practice Department, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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  • For correspondence: wongwcw@hku.hk
Jason J. Ong
3Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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Minghui Peng
2General Practice Department, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Eric Wan
1Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Shanzhu Zhu
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Cindy L. K. Lam
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Michael R. Kidd
4Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada
5Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Australia
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Martin Roland
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vol. 15 no. 3 237-245
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.2034
PubMed 
28483889

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The Annals of Family Medicine
Print ISSN 
1544-1709
Online ISSN 
1544-1717
History 
  • Received for publication May 25, 2016
  • Revision received September 29, 2016
  • Accepted for publication October 19, 2016
  • Published online May 8, 2017.

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  1. William C. W. Wong, MD1,*,
  2. Sunfang Jiang, MD2,*,
  3. Jason J. Ong, PhD3,
  4. Minghui Peng, MD2,
  5. Eric Wan, MSc1,
  6. Shanzhu Zhu, MD2,
  7. Cindy L. K. Lam, MD1,
  8. Michael R. Kidd, AM, MD4,5 and
  9. Martin Roland, MD6
  1. 1Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
  2. 2General Practice Department, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
  3. 3Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
  4. 4Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada
  5. 5Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Australia
  6. 6Institute of Public Health, University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Cambridge, United Kingdom
  1. ↵CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: William C. W. Wong, MD, Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care, The University of Hong Kong, 3/F, 161 Main St, Ap Lei Chau Clinic, Ap Lei Chau, Hong Kong, China, wongwcw{at}hku.hk

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