Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • Ph.D., University of Sussex (UK) 1999
  • M.D., Fudan University (China) 1985
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  Duke Appointment History

  • Professor of Medicine, Medicine, General Internal Medicine, Medicine 2012 - 2017
  • Research Professor of Global Health, Duke Global Health Institute, University Institutes and Centers 2012 - 2017
  • Associate Director of DKU and China Initiatives, Duke Global Health Institute, University Institutes and Centers 2012 - 2016
  • Instructor Temporary in the Department of Medicine, Medicine, General Internal Medicine, Medicine 2012
• Recognition
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  In the News

  • NOV 8, 2018

    Duke Global Health Institute

    Nine Duke Kunshan Global Health Master’s Students Arrive at Duke

  • APR 28, 2016

    Duke Kunshan University Partnering Across Sectors to Improve TB Care in China

  • APR 20, 2016

    Technology Enables DGHI Professors To Teach Across the World

  • FEB 5, 2015

    Bullock to Retire from Duke Kunshan University

  • DEC 24, 2014

    WHO Selects Duke Kunshan University as Health Policy and System Research Hub

  • SEP 3, 2014

    How China Is Helping to Reshape the Global Health Landscape

  • JUL 11, 2014

    DKU Researcher Launches a Call for Greater Action Against Tuberculosis

  • MAR 18, 2014

    CCTV America

    Dr. Shenglan Tan: Medical reform continues in China

  • NOV 26, 2013

    Duke Global Health Research Hub Gets Energized in China

  • JUL 11, 2013

    DGHI Research on Why People With TB in China Often Delay Treatment
• Expertise
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  Global Scholarship

  • Research

    • China (Country) 

  • Teaching

    • China (Country) 
• Research
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  Selected Grants

  • Research Training for Malaria Elimination in Myanmar awarded by National Institutes of Health 2019 - 2024
  • Supporting the Government of China to Implement Health Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) awarded by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation 2016 - 2018
  • Developing and Evaluating Financial Models for TB/MDRTB Care in China awarded by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation 2014 - 2016
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Academic Articles

    • Yuan, Beibei, Dina Balabanova, Jun Gao, Shenglan Tang, and Yan Guo. “Strengthening public health services to achieve universal health coverage in China..” Bmj 365 (June 21, 2019). https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.l2358.
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    • Dong, Di, Wei-Xi Jiang, Qian Long, Fei Huang, Hui Zhang, Jia-Ying Chen, Li Xiang, Qiang Li, Sheng-Lan Tang, and Henry Lucas. “Impact of an innovative tuberculosis financing and payment model on health service utilization by tuberculosis patients in China: do the poor fare better than the rich?.” Infect Dis Poverty 8, no. 1 (June 11, 2019). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40249-019-0559-z.
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    • Jiang, Wei-Xi, Qian Long, Henry Lucas, Di Dong, Jia-Ying Chen, Li Xiang, Qiang Li, et al. “Impact of an innovative financing and payment model on tuberculosis patients' financial burden: is tuberculosis care more affordable for the poor?.” Infect Dis Poverty 8, no. 1 (March 24, 2019). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40249-019-0532-x.
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    • Zhu, Anna, Shenglan Tang, Nguyen Thi Hoai Thu, Leang Supheap, and Xiaoyun Liu. “Analysis of strategies to attract and retain rural health workers in Cambodia, China, and Vietnam and context influencing their outcomes..” Hum Resour Health 17, no. 1 (January 7, 2019). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12960-018-0340-6.
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    • Ji, John S., Anna Zhu, Chen Bai, Chih-Da Wu, Lijing Yan, Shenglan Tang, Yi Zeng, and Peter James. “Residential greenness and mortality in oldest-old women and men in China: a longitudinal cohort study..” Lancet Planet Health 3, no. 1 (January 2019): e17–25. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2542-5196(18)30264-X.
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    • Yu, Wenyuan, Junfeng Jiang, Lingling Xie, Baojing Li, Huijuan Luo, Yuanshan Fu, Shu Chen, Chenkai Wu, Hao Xiang, and Shenglan Tang. “Mortality Trends in Colorectal Cancer in China During 2000-2015: A Joinpoint Regression and Age-Period-Cohort Analysis..” Prev Chronic Dis 15 (December 13, 2018). https://doi.org/10.5888/pcd15.180329.
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    • Long, Hongfei, Wenting Huang, Pinpin Zheng, Jiang Li, Sha Tao, Shenglan Tang, and Abu S. Abdullah. “Barriers and Facilitators of Engaging Community Health Workers in Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) Prevention and Control in China: A Systematic Review (2006⁻2016)..” Int J Environ Res Public Health 15, no. 11 (October 26, 2018). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15112378.
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    • Gao, Pan, Hao Xiang, Suyang Liu, Yisi Liu, Shengjie Dong, Feifei Liu, Wenyuan Yu, et al. “Evaluation of a consulting training course for international development assistance for health..” Bmc Med Educ 18, no. 1 (October 11, 2018). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-018-1339-3.
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    • Li, Ying, Huan Wang, Xu-Rui Jin, Xiang Li, Michelle Pender, Cai-Ping Song, Sheng-Lan Tang, Jia Cao, Hao Wu, and Yun-Gui Wang. “Experiences and challenges in the health protection of medical teams in the Chinese Ebola treatment center, Liberia: a qualitative study..” Infect Dis Poverty 7, no. 1 (August 16, 2018). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40249-018-0468-6.
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    • Yang, Xiaoguang, Shenglan Tang, Gavin Yamey, and Xu Qian. “Strengthening maternal and child health in China: Lessons from transforming policy proposals into action..” Biosci Trends 12, no. 2 (May 13, 2018): 211–14. https://doi.org/10.5582/bst.2018.01034.
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    • Mao, Wenhui, Shenglan Tang, Ying Zhu, Zening Xie, and Wen Chen. “Financial burden of healthcare for cancer patients with social medical insurance: a multi-centered study in urban China..” Int J Equity Health 16, no. 1 (October 10, 2017). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-017-0675-y.
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    • Jiang, Hong, Xu Qian, and Shenglan Tang. “Achieving equity in maternal health in China: more to be done..” Lancet Glob Health 5, no. 5 (May 2017): e474–75. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(17)30138-9.
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    • He, M., C. H. Zhang, X. J. Tang, J. Wei, Z. X. Sun, Q. Long, and S. L. Tang. “Influencing factors of health seeking intention among patients with type 2 diabetes in Chongqing Chronic Disease Management System.” Fudan University Journal of Medical Sciences 44, no. 2 (March 25, 2017): 162–67. https://doi.org/10.3969/j.issn.1672-8467.2017.02.006.
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    • Zhang, X., W. Tang, Y. Li, T. Mahapatra, Y. Feng, M. Li, F. Chen, et al. “The HIV/AIDS epidemic among young people in China between 2005 and 2012: results of a spatial temporal analysis..” Hiv Med 18, no. 3 (March 2017): 141–50. https://doi.org/10.1111/hiv.12408.
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    • He, Miao, Jiaqi Gao, Weiwei Liu, Xiaojun Tang, Shenglan Tang, and Qian Long. “Case management of patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus: a cross-sectional survey in Chongqing, China..” Bmc Health Serv Res 17, no. 1 (February 11, 2017). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-017-2039-0.
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    • Zhou, Chengchao, Qian Long, Jiaying Chen, Li Xiang, Qiang Li, Shenglan Tang, Fei Huang, Qiang Sun, Henry Lucas, and Shitong Huan. “The effect of NCMS on catastrophic health expenditure and impoverishment from tuberculosis care in China..” Int J Equity Health 15, no. 1 (October 18, 2016). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-016-0463-0.
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    • Sun, Z. X., X. J. Tang, Y. N. Jin, M. He, Q. Long, and S. L. Tang. “Analysis of the quality of life and its influencing factors for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in urban and rural areas in Chongqing.” Journal of Shanghai Jiaotong University (Medical Science) 36, no. 6 (June 28, 2016): 906–11. https://doi.org/10.3969/j.issn.1674-8115.2016.06.024.
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    • Lei, Xun, Ke Huang, Qin Liu, Yong-Feng Jie, and Sheng-Lan Tang. “Are tuberculosis patients adherent to prescribed treatments in China? Results of a prospective cohort study..” Infectious Diseases of Poverty 5 (May 5, 2016). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40249-016-0134-9.
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    • Jiang, Hong, Xu Qian, Lili Chen, Jian Li, Erin Escobar, Mary Story, and Shenglan Tang. “Towards universal access to skilled birth attendance: the process of transforming the role of traditional birth attendants in Rural China..” Bmc Pregnancy Childbirth 16 (March 21, 2016). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-016-0854-7.
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    • Tang, Shenglan, Lixia Wang, Hong Wang, and Daniel P. Chin. “Access to and affordability of healthcare for TB patients in China: issues and challenges..” Infect Dis Poverty 5 (January 29, 2016). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40249-016-0096-y.
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    • Xiang, Li, Yao Pan, Shuangyi Hou, Hongwei Zhang, Kaori D. Sato, Qiang Li, Jing Wang, and Shenglan Tang. “The impact of the new cooperative medical scheme on financial burden of tuberculosis patients: evidence from six counties in China..” Infectious Diseases of Poverty 5 (January 28, 2016). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40249-015-0094-5.
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    • Zhou, Chengchao, Qian Long, Jiaying Chen, Li Xiang, Qiang Li, Shenglan Tang, Fei Huang, Qiang Sun, and Henry Lucas. “Factors that determine catastrophic expenditure for tuberculosis care: a patient survey in China..” Infect Dis Poverty 5 (January 25, 2016). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40249-016-0100-6.
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    • Jia, Xinxin, Jiaying Chen, Siyuan Zhang, Bing Dai, Qian Long, and Shenglan Tang. “Implementing a "free" tuberculosis (TB) care policy under the integrated model in Jiangsu, China: practices and costs in the real world..” Infectious Diseases of Poverty 5 (January 22, 2016). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40249-016-0099-8.
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    • Yan, Fei, Shenglan Tang, and Jian Zhang. “Global implications of China's healthcare reform..” Int J Health Plann Manage 31, no. 1 (January 2016): 25–35. https://doi.org/10.1002/hpm.2252.
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    • Zhang, HaiYang, John Ehiri, Huan Yang, Shenglan Tang, and Ying Li. “Impact of Community-Based DOT on Tuberculosis Treatment Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis..” Plos One 11, no. 2 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0147744.
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    • Liu, Yalan, Yi Jiang, Shenglan Tang, Jingfu Qiu, Xiaoni Zhong, and Yang Wang. “Analysis of the equity of emergency medical services: a cross-sectional survey in Chongqing city..” Int J Equity Health 14 (December 21, 2015). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-015-0282-8.
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    • Ji, Honglei, Hong Jiang, Limin Yang, Xu Qian, and Shenglan Tang. “Factors contributing to the rapid rise of caesarean section: a prospective study of primiparous Chinese women in Shanghai..” Bmj Open 5, no. 11 (November 13, 2015). https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-008994.
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    • Phua, Kai Hong, Kabir Sheikh, Sheng-Lan Tang, and Vivian Lin. “Editorial - Health Systems of Asia: Equity, Governance and Social Impact..” Soc Sci Med 145 (November 2015): 141–44. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2015.10.027.
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    • Yang, X. W., N. Z. Xiao, Y. N. Jin, M. He, X. J. Tang, Q. Long, and S. L. Tang. “A survey on quality of life in patients with primary hypertension in Chongqing and its influential factors.” Fudan University Journal of Medical Sciences 42, no. 6 (November 1, 2015): 758–63. https://doi.org/10.3969/j.issn.1672-8467.2015.06.012.
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    • Li, Ying, Sheng-Lan Tang, Kaori Sato, and Jia Cao. “Chinese People's Liberation Army on Action of Fighting against Ebola in Africa: Implications and Challenges..” Chin Med J (Engl) 128, no. 10 (May 20, 2015). https://doi.org/10.4103/0366-6999.156822.
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    • Lei, Xun, Qin Liu, Erin Escobar, Johane Philogene, Hang Zhu, Yang Wang, and Shenglan Tang. “Public-private mix for tuberculosis care and control: a systematic review..” Int J Infect Dis 34 (May 2015): 20–32. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2015.02.015.
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    • Liu, Qin, Liping Liu, Huyen Vu, Xiaoxue Liu, Shenglan Tang, and Hong Wang. “Comparison between peer-led and teacher-led education in tuberculosis prevention in rural middle schools in Chongqing, China..” Asia Pac J Public Health 27, no. 2 (March 2015): NP2101–11. https://doi.org/10.1177/1010539513498767.
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    • Mao, Wenhui, Huyen Vu, Zening Xie, Wen Chen, and Shenglan Tang. “Systematic review on irrational use of medicines in China and Vietnam..” Plos One 10, no. 3 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0117710.
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    • Tang, Shenglan. “Tackling challenges of TB/MDRTB in China: concerted actions are imperative..” Infect Dis Poverty 4 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40249-015-0050-4.
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    • Liu, Peilong, Yan Guo, Xu Qian, Shenglan Tang, Zhihui Li, and Lincoln Chen. “China's distinctive engagement in global health..” Lancet 384, no. 9945 (August 30, 2014): 793–804. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(14)60725-X.
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    • Sun, Ju, Shuo Deng, Xianjun Xiong, and Shenglan Tang. “Equity in access to healthcare among the urban elderly in China: does health insurance matter?.” Int J Health Plann Manage 29, no. 2 (April 2014): e127–44.
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    • Tang, Shenglan, Hana Brixi, and Henk Bekedam. “Advancing universal coverage of healthcare in China: translating political will into policy and practice..” Int J Health Plann Manage 29, no. 2 (April 2014): 160–74. https://doi.org/10.1002/hpm.2207.
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    • Sun, J., S. Deng, X. Xiong, and S. Tang. “Equity in access to healthcare among the urban elderly in China: Does health insurance matter?.” International Journal of Health Planning and Management 29, no. 2 (January 1, 2014). https://doi.org/10.1002/hpm.2227.
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    • Tang, S., H. Brixi, and H. Bekedam. “Advancing universal coverage of healthcare in China: Translating political will into policy and practice.” International Journal of Health Planning and Management 29, no. 2 (January 1, 2014): 160–74. https://doi.org/10.1002/hpm.2207.
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    • Xiao, Nanzi, Qian Long, Xiaojun Tang, and Shenglan Tang. “A community-based approach to non-communicable chronic disease management within a context of advancing universal health coverage in China: progress and challenges..” Bmc Public Health 14 Suppl 2 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-14-S2-S2.
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    • Mao, Wenhui, Shenglan Tang, and Wen Chen. “Does perverse economic incentive lead to the irrational uses of medicines?.” Expert Rev Pharmacoecon Outcomes Res 13, no. 6 (December 2013): 693–96. https://doi.org/10.1586/14737167.2013.856266.
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    • Huang, Kun, Fangbiao Tao, Brian Faragher, Joanna Raven, Rachel Tolhurst, Shenglan Tang, and Nynke van den Broek. “A mixed-method study of factors associated with differences in caesarean section rates at community level: the case of rural China..” Midwifery 29, no. 8 (August 2013): 911–20. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2012.11.003.
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    • Li, Ying, John Ehiri, Shenglan Tang, Daikun Li, Yongqiao Bian, Hui Lin, Caitlin Marshall, and Jia Cao. “Factors associated with patient, and diagnostic delays in Chinese TB patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis..” Bmc Med 11 (July 2, 2013). https://doi.org/10.1186/1741-7015-11-156.
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    • Long, Qian, Ling Xu, Henk Bekedam, and Shenglan Tang. “Changes in health expenditures in China in 2000s: has the health system reform improved affordability..” Int J Equity Health 12 (June 13, 2013). https://doi.org/10.1186/1475-9276-12-40.
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    • Tang, Shenglan, John Ehiri, and Qian Long. “China's biggest, most neglected health challenge: Non-communicable diseases..” Infect Dis Poverty 2, no. 1 (April 5, 2013). https://doi.org/10.1186/2049-9957-2-7.
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    • Hemminki, Elina, Qian Long, Wei-Hong Zhang, Zhuochun Wu, Joanna Raven, Fangbiao Tao, Hong Yan, et al. “Impact of financial and educational interventions on maternity care: results of cluster randomized trials in rural China, CHIMACA..” Matern Child Health J 17, no. 2 (February 2013): 208–21. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10995-012-0962-6.
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    • Hemminki, E., Q. Long, W. H. Zhang, Z. Wu, J. Raven, F. Tao, H. Yan, et al. “Impact of financial and educational interventions on maternity care: Results of cluster randomized trials in rural China, CHIMACA.” Maternal and Child Health Journal 17, no. 2 (2013): 208–21. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10995-012-0962-6.
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    • Huang, K., F. Tao, B. Faragher, J. Raven, R. Tolhurst, S. Tang, and N. V. D. Broek. “A mixed-method study of factors associated with differences in caesarean section rates at community level: The case of rural China.” Midwifery 29, no. 8 (2013): 911–20. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2012.11.003.
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    • Zhang, Jian, Fei Yan, and Shenglan Tang. “The incoherence of China's national health development strategies..” Am J Public Health 102, no. 12 (December 2012): e14–16. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2012.301046.
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    • Collins, Charles, Jing Xu, and Shenglan Tang. “Schistosomiasis control and the health system in P.R. China..” Infect Dis Poverty 1, no. 1 (November 1, 2012). https://doi.org/10.1186/2049-9957-1-8.
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    • Raven, Joanna H., Rachel J. Tolhurst, Shenglan Tang, and Nynke van den Broek. “What is quality in maternal and neonatal health care?.” Midwifery 28, no. 5 (October 2012): e676–83. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2011.09.003.
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    • Huang, Kun, Fangbiao Tao, Lennart Bogg, and Shenglan Tang. “Impact of alternative reimbursement strategies in the new cooperative medical scheme on caesarean delivery rates: a mixed-method study in rural China..” Bmc Health Serv Res 12 (July 24, 2012). https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-12-217.
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    • Allotey, Pascale, Shajahan Yasin, Shenglan Tang, Su Lin Chong, Julius Chee Ho Cheah, and Daniel D. Reidpath. “Universal coverage in an era of privatisation: can we guarantee health for all?.” Bmc Public Health 12 Suppl 1 (June 22, 2012). https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-12-S1-S1.
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    • Collins, Charles, Miguel Angel Gonzalez Block, and Shenglan Tang. “Disease control and health systems in low- and middle-income countries: enhancing positive interrelation..” Trop Med Int Health 17, no. 5 (May 2012): 646–51. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3156.2012.02968.x.
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    • Huang, Kun, Fangbiao Tao, Joanna Raven, Liu Liu, Xiaoyan Wu, and Shenglan Tang. “Utilization of antenatal ultrasound scan and implications for caesarean section: a cross-sectional study in rural Eastern China..” Bmc Health Serv Res 12 (April 12, 2012). https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-12-93.
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    • Chow, J. C., S. Tang, and E. Baris. “Cough it up.” Foreign Affairs 91, no. 2 (March 1, 2012).
    • Liu, Xiaoyun, Shenglan Tang, Baorong Yu, Nguyen Khanh Phuong, Fei Yan, Duong Duc Thien, and Rachel Tolhurst. “Can rural health insurance improve equity in health care utilization? A comparison between China and Vietnam..” Int J Equity Health 11 (February 29, 2012). https://doi.org/10.1186/1475-9276-11-10.
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    • Wu, Zhuochun, Peng Lei, Elina Hemminki, Ling Xu, Shenglan Tang, Xiaoyan Li, Joanna Raven, Jun Gao, and Rachel Tolhurst. “Changes and equity in use of maternal health care in China: from 1991 to 2003..” Matern Child Health J 16, no. 2 (February 2012): 501–9. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10995-011-0773-1.
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    • Li, Zhijian, Jiale Hou, Lin Lu, Shenglan Tang, and Jin Ma. “On residents' satisfaction with community health services after health care system reform in Shanghai, China, 2011..” Bmc Public Health 12 Suppl 1 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-12-S1-S9.
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    • Tang, Shenglan, Jingjing Tao, and Henk Bekedam. “Controlling cost escalation of healthcare: making universal health coverage sustainable in China..” Bmc Public Health 12 Suppl 1 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-12-S1-S8.
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    • Tang, S. L., X. Y. Liu, H. Dale, and Q. Liu. “Is systematic review an effective tool for evidence-based health system research in developing countries?.” Chinese Journal of Evidence Based Medicine 11, no. 6 (July 7, 2011).
    • Long, Qian, Helen Smith, Tuohong Zhang, Shenglan Tang, and Paul Garner. “Patient medical costs for tuberculosis treatment and impact on adherence in China: a systematic review..” Bmc Public Health 11 (May 26, 2011). https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-11-393.
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    • Long, Qian, Yaoguang Zhang, Joanna Raven, Zhuochun Wu, Lennart Bogg, Shenglan Tang, and Elina Hemminki. “Giving birth at a health-care facility in rural China: is it affordable for the poor?.” Bull World Health Organ 89, no. 2 (February 1, 2011): 144–52. https://doi.org/10.2471/BLT.10.079434.
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    • Long, Qian, Tuohong Zhang, Ling Xu, Shenglan Tang, and Elina Hemminki. “Utilisation of maternal health care in western rural China under a new rural health insurance system (New Co-operative Medical System)..” Trop Med Int Health 15, no. 10 (October 2010): 1210–17. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3156.2010.02602.x.
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    • Qian, Juncheng, Min Cai, Jun Gao, Shenglan Tang, Ling Xu, and Julia Alison Critchley. “Trends in smoking and quitting in China from 1993 to 2003: National Health Service Survey data..” Bull World Health Organ 88, no. 10 (October 1, 2010): 769–76. https://doi.org/10.2471/BLT.09.064709.
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    • Chen, Wen, Shenglan Tang, Jing Sun, Dennis Ross-Degnan, and Anita K. Wagner. “Availability and use of essential medicines in China: manufacturing, supply, and prescribing in Shandong and Gansu provinces..” Bmc Health Serv Res 10 (July 17, 2010). https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-10-211.
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    • Yu, Baorong, Qingyue Meng, Charles Collins, Rachel Tolhurst, Shenglan Tang, Fei Yan, Lennart Bogg, and Xiaoyun Liu. “How does the New Cooperative Medical Scheme influence health service utilization? A study in two provinces in rural China..” Bmc Health Serv Res 10 (May 10, 2010). https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-10-116.
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    • Zhang, Luying, Xiaoming Cheng, Rachel Tolhurst, Shenglan Tang, and Xiaoyun Liu. “How effectively can the New Cooperative Medical Scheme reduce catastrophic health expenditure for the poor and non-poor in rural China?.” Trop Med Int Health 15, no. 4 (April 2010): 468–75. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3156.2010.02469.x.
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    • Zhang, Luying, Xiaoming Cheng, Xiaoyun Liu, Kun Zhu, Shenglan Tang, Lennart Bogg, Karin Dobberschuetz, and Rachel Tolhurst. “Balancing the funds in the New Cooperative Medical Scheme in rural China: determinants and influencing factors in two provinces..” Int J Health Plann Manage 25, no. 2 (April 2010): 96–118. https://doi.org/10.1002/hpm.988.
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    • Guo, Yan, Kenji Shibuya, Gang Cheng, Keqin Rao, Liming Lee, and Shenglan Tang. “Tracking China's health reform..” Lancet 375, no. 9720 (March 27, 2010): 1056–58. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(10)60397-2.
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    • Klemetti, Reija, Xuan Che, Yan Gao, Joanna Raven, Zhuochun Wu, Shenglan Tang, and Elina Hemminki. “Cesarean section delivery among primiparous women in rural China: an emerging epidemic..” Am J Obstet Gynecol 202, no. 1 (January 2010): 65.e1-65.e6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2009.08.032.
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    • Liu, Qin, Helen Smith, Yang Wang, Shenglan Tang, Qingliang Wang, and Paul Garner. “Tuberculosis patient expenditure on drugs and tests in subsidised, public services in China: a descriptive study..” Trop Med Int Health 15, no. 1 (January 2010): 26–32. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3156.2009.02427.x.
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    • Sun, Q., X. Liu, Q. Meng, S. Tang, B. Yu, and R. Tolhurst. “Evaluating the financial protection of patients with chronic disease by health insurance in rural China.” International Journal for Equity in Health 8 (December 1, 2009). https://doi.org/10.1186/1475-9276-8-42.
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    • Xin, Y., J. Qian, L. Xu, S. Tang, J. Gao, and J. A. Critchley. “The impact of smoking and quitting on household expenditure patterns and medical care costs in China..” Tob Control 18, no. 2 (April 2009): 150–55. https://doi.org/10.1136/tc.2008.026955.
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    • Hu, Shanlian, Shenglan Tang, Yuanli Liu, Yuxin Zhao, Maria-Luisa Escobar, and David de Ferranti. “Reform of how health care is paid for in China: challenges and opportunities..” Lancet 372, no. 9652 (November 22, 2008): 1846–53. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(08)61368-9.
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    • Tang, Shenglan, Qingyue Meng, Lincoln Chen, Henk Bekedam, Tim Evans, and Margaret Whitehead. “Tackling the challenges to health equity in China..” Lancet 372, no. 9648 (October 25, 2008): 1493–1501. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(08)61364-1.
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    • Long, Qian, Ying Li, Yang Wang, Yong Yue, Cheng Tang, Shenglan Tang, S Bertel Squire, and Rachel Tolhurst. “Barriers to accessing TB diagnosis for rural-to-urban migrants with chronic cough in Chongqing, China: a mixed methods study..” Bmc Health Serv Res 8 (October 2, 2008). https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-8-202.
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    • Wang, Yang, Qian Long, Qin Liu, Rachel Tolhurst, and Shenglan Tang. “Treatment seeking for symptoms suggestive of TB: comparison between migrants and permanent urban residents in Chongqing, China..” Trop Med Int Health 13, no. 7 (July 2008): 927–33. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3156.2008.02093.x.
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    • Gao, Jun, Joanna H. Raven, and Shenglan Tang. “Hospitalisation among the elderly in urban China..” Health Policy 84, no. 2–3 (December 2007): 210–19. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2007.03.007.
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    • Liu, Xiaoyun, Rachael Thomson, Youlong Gong, Fengzeng Zhao, S Bertel Squire, Rachel Tolhurst, Xinping Zhao, Fei Yan, and Shenglan Tang. “How affordable are tuberculosis diagnosis and treatment in rural China? An analysis from community and tuberculosis patient perspectives..” Trop Med Int Health 12, no. 12 (December 2007): 1464–71. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3156.2007.01953.x.
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    • Yan, Fei, Rachael Thomson, Shenglan Tang, Stephen Bertel Squire, Wei Wang, Xiaoyun Liu, Youlong Gong, Fengzeng Zhao, and Rachel Tolhurst. “Multiple perspectives on diagnosis delay for tuberculosis from key stakeholders in poor rural China: case study in four provinces..” Health Policy 82, no. 2 (July 2007): 186–99. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2006.08.001.
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    • Zhang, Tuohong, Xiaoyun Liu, Helen Bromley, and Shenglan Tang. “Perceptions of tuberculosis and health seeking behaviour in rural Inner Mongolia, China..” Health Policy 81, no. 2–3 (May 2007): 155–65. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2005.12.009.
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    • Xu, Ling, Yan Wang, Charles D. Collins, and Shenglan Tang. “Urban health insurance reform and coverage in China using data from National Health Services Surveys in 1998 and 2003..” Bmc Health Serv Res 7 (March 3, 2007). https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-7-37.
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    • Zhang, Tuohong, Shenglan Tang, Gao Jun, and Margaret Whitehead. “Persistent problems of access to appropriate, affordable TB services in rural China: experiences of different socio-economic groups..” Bmc Public Health 7 (February 8, 2007). https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-7-19.
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    • Di McIntyre, Shenglan, Margaret Whitehead, Lucy Gilson, Göran Dahlgren, and Shenglan Tang. “Equity impacts of neoliberal reforms: what should the policy responses be?.” Int J Health Serv 37, no. 4 (2007): 693–709. https://doi.org/10.2190/HS.37.4.g.
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    • Luong, Duong Huy, Shenglan Tang, Tuohong Zhang, and Margaret Whitehead. “Vietnam during economic transition: a tracer study of health service access and affordability..” Int J Health Serv 37, no. 3 (2007): 573–88. https://doi.org/10.2190/2422-2477-6233-3G0N.
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    • Tang, Shenglan, Xiaoyan Li, and Zhuochun Wu. “Rising cesarean delivery rate in primiparous women in urban China: evidence from three nationwide household health surveys..” Am J Obstet Gynecol 195, no. 6 (December 2006): 1527–32. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2006.03.044.
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    • Liu, Xiaoyun, Tim Martineau, Lieping Chen, Shaokang Zhan, and Shenglan Tang. “Does decentralisation improve human resource management in the health sector? A case study from China..” Soc Sci Med 63, no. 7 (October 2006): 1836–45. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2006.05.011.
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    • Tang, Shenglan. “Commentary: economic crisis or structural adjustment--which is worse for child health in African countries?.” Int J Epidemiol 35, no. 3 (June 2006): 656–57. https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyl095.
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    • Cheng, G., R. Tolhurst, R. Z. Li, Q. Y. Meng, and S. Tang. “Factors affecting delays in tuberculosis diagnosis in rural China: a case study in four counties in Shandong Province..” Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 99, no. 5 (May 2005): 355–62. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trstmh.2004.07.005.
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    • Tang, Shenglan, and Stephen Bertel Squire. “What lessons can be drawn from tuberculosis (TB) control in China in the 1990s? An analysis from a health system perspective..” Health Policy 72, no. 1 (April 2005): 93–104. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2004.06.009.
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    • Squire, S Bertel, and Shenglan Tang. “How much of China's success in tuberculosis control is really due to DOTS?.” Lancet 364, no. 9432 (July 31, 2004): 391–92. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(04)16777-9.
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    • Tolhurst, Rachel, Tuohong Zhang, Hui Yang, Jun Gao, and Shenglan Tang. “Factors affecting the implementation of health legislation and its impact on the rural poor in China: a case study of implementation of the maternal and infant health care law in two poor counties..” Int J Health Plann Manage 19, no. 3 (July 2004): 247–65. https://doi.org/10.1002/hpm.761.
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    • Meng, Qingyue, Clas Rehnberg, Ning Zhuang, Ying Bian, Goran Tomson, and Shenglan Tang. “The impact of urban health insurance reform on hospital charges: a case study from two cities in China..” Health Policy 68, no. 2 (May 2004): 197–209. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2003.09.010.
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    • Martineau, Tim, Youlong Gong, and Shenglan Tang. “Changing medical doctor productivity and its affecting factors in rural China..” Int J Health Plann Manage 19, no. 2 (April 2004): 101–11. https://doi.org/10.1002/hpm.748.
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    • Qian, Xu, Shenglan Tang, and Paul Garner. “Unintended pregnancy and induced abortion among unmarried women in China: a systematic review..” Bmc Health Serv Res 4, no. 1 (January 22, 2004). https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-4-1.
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    • Gao, Jun, Juncheng Qian, Shenglan Tang, B. O. Eriksson, and Erik Blas. “Health equity in transition from planned to market economy in China..” Health Policy Plan 17 Suppl (December 2002): 20–29. https://doi.org/10.1093/heapol/17.suppl_1.20.
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    • Wang, Y., C. Collins, S. Tang, and T. Martineau. “Health systems decentralization and human resources management in low and middle income countries.” Public Administration and Development 22, no. 5 (December 1, 2002): 439–53. https://doi.org/10.1002/pad.246.
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    • Lomoro, O. A., J. E. Ehiri, X. Qian, and S. L. Tang. “Mothers' perspectives on the quality of postpartum care in Central Shanghai, China..” Int J Qual Health Care 14, no. 5 (October 2002): 393–402. https://doi.org/10.1093/intqhc/14.5.393.
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    • Kroeger, Axel, Torkel Falkenberg, Goran Tomson, Kasturi Sen, Hans Jochen Diesfeld, Bruno Dujardin, Shenglan Tang, and Patrick Van der Stuyft. “Does Brussels listen? European health systems research in developing countries at the edge of extinction..” Trop Med Int Health 7, no. 2 (February 2002): 101–3.
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    • Gao, J., S. Tang, R. Tolhurst, and K. Rao. “Changing access to health services in urban China: implications for equity..” Health Policy Plan 16, no. 3 (September 2001): 302–12. https://doi.org/10.1093/heapol/16.3.302.
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    • Akiba, T., K. Osaka, S. Tang, M. Nakayama, A. Yamamoto, I. Kurane, N. Okabe, and T. Umenai. “Analysis of Japanese encephalitis epidemic in Western Nepal in 1997..” Epidemiol Infect 126, no. 1 (February 2001): 81–88.
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    • Garner, P., W. Flores, and S. Tang. “Sector-wide approaches in developing countries. The aid given must make the most impact..” Bmj 321, no. 7254 (July 15, 2000): 129–30. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.321.7254.129.
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    • Tang, S., and G. Bloom. “Decentralizing rural health services: a case study in China..” Int J Health Plann Manage 15, no. 3 (July 2000): 189–200. https://doi.org/10.1002/1099-1751(200007/09)15:3<189::AID-HPM590>3.0.CO;2-Q.
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    • Tang, S., and G. Bloom. “Decentralizing rural health services: A case study in China.” International Journal of Health Planning and Management 15, no. 3 (2000): 189–200. https://doi.org/10.1002/1099-1751(200007/09)15:3<189::AID-HPM590>3.0.CO;2-Q.
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    • Bloom, G., and T. Shenglan. “Rural health prepayment schemes in China: towards a more active role for government..” Soc Sci Med 48, no. 7 (April 1999): 951–60.
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    • Zhan, S. -. K., S. -. L. Tang, Y. -. D. Guo, and G. Bloom. “Drug prescribing in rural health facilities in China: Implications for service quality and cost.” Tropical Doctor 28, no. 1 (1998): 42–48.
    • Tang, S. “The changing role of township health centres.” Ids Bulletin 28, no. 1 (January 1, 1997): 39–47.
    • Zhan, S., S. Tang, and Y. Guo. “Drug prescribing in rural health facilities in China: Implications for service quality and cost.” Ids Bulletin 28, no. 1 (January 1, 1997): 66–70.
    • Tang, S. L., and X. Y. Gu. “Bringing basic health care to the rural poor..” World Health Forum 17, no. 4 (1996): 404–8.
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    • Feng, X., S. Tang, G. Bloom, M. Segall, and Y. Gu. “Cooperative medical schemes in contemporary rural China..” Soc Sci Med 41, no. 8 (October 1995): 1111–18.
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    • Gu, X. Y., S. L. Tang, and S. H. Cao. “The financing and organization of health services in poor rural China: a case study in Donglan County..” Int J Health Plann Manage 10, no. 4 (October 1995): 265–82.
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    • Zhang, Z. F., S. Graham, S. Z. Yu, J. Marshall, M. Zielezny, Y. X. Chen, M. Sun, S. L. Tang, C. S. Liao, and J. L. Xu. “Trichomonas vaginalis and cervical cancer. A prospective study in China..” Ann Epidemiol 5, no. 4 (July 1995): 325–32.
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    • Xing-Yuan, G., and T. Sheng-Lan. “Reform of the Chinese health care financing system..” Health Policy 32, no. 1–3 (April 1995): 181–91.
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    • Gu, X., G. Bloom, S. Tang, Y. Zhu, S. Zhou, and X. Chen. “Financing health care in rural China: preliminary report of a nationwide study..” Soc Sci Med 36, no. 4 (February 1993): 385–91.
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  • Conference Papers

    • Jiang, Hong, Shenglan Tang, Jian Li, Lili Chen, Erin Escobar, and Xu Qian. “Task shifting of traditional birth attendants in rural China: a qualitative study of the implementation of institution-based delivery policy.” In Lancet, 386:41–41. ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, 2015.
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    • Liu, Yalan, Yi Jiang, Shenglan Tang, Qian Long, Jingfu Qiu, Xiaoni Zhong, and Yang Wang. “Analysis of the equity of emergency medical services: a cross-sectional survey in Chongqing city.” In Lancet, 386:45–45. ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, 2015.
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• Teaching & Mentoring
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  Recent Courses

  • GLHLTH 750K: Health Systems in Developing Countries 2019
  • GLHLTH 750: Health Systems and Policy in Global Health 2018
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  Outreach & Engaged Scholarship

  • Global Health Outreach. Monitoring, Learning and Evaluation for the Implementation of Comprehensive Models of TB Care and Control in China. China CDC. July 2016  2016
  • Duke Global Health Outreach. Developing and Evaluating Financial Models for TB/MDRTB Care in China. March 2014  2014

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