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14.11.2016 | CORR Curriculum — Orthopaedic Education
CORR® Curriculum — Orthopaedic Education: Orthopaedic Surgery Education in China
verfasst von:
Paul J. Dougherty, MD, Chaoyang Chen, MD, Yiyuan Zhang, MD
Erschienen in:
Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research®
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Although the fourth-largest country by sheer size, China is home to 1.34 billion people making it the most populous country on earth. China’s geography is incredibly diverse—Western China is more agricultural and rural, while Eastern China is much more technology- and business-driven [
9]. Economically, the income levels are much lower in the rural areas compared to the urban areas. This economic gap between the urban and the rural has adversely influenced the health of the rural population in China. In fact, rural mortality is about 30% higher than urban mortality [
13]. …