Table 2.
The characteristics of each city and CHC.
| Cities | CHCs | Owned status | Gatekeeping | Operational mode | Sample size |
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| Guangzhou | Hong shan | Private-owned | No | Independent | 292 |
| Sha yuan | Government-owned | No | Independent | 208 | |
| Huang hua gang | Government-owned | No | Independent | 198 | |
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| Shenzhen | Niu hu | Government-owned | Yes | Affiliated to public hospital | 183 |
| Yi kang yuan | Government-owned | Yes | Affiliated to public hospital | 95 | |
| Liu tang | Government-owned | Yes | Affiliated to public hospital | 90 | |
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| Dongguan | Liao bu | Government-owned | Yes | Independent | 199 |
| Da lang | Government-owned | Yes | Independent | 200 | |