China’s Private Hospital Market Takes Flight
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
Non-public hospitals are blossoming in China, growing at 19% in 2011, and the trend is accelerating, reflected by 20.5% growth in the first five months of 2012.
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