How many lives is equity worth? A proposal for equity adjusted years of life saved

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 52, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 808-811

  Lindholm, Lars ^a   Rosén, Måns ^a,b   Emmelin, Maria ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b CENTRE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH PROGRAM; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL WELFARE; SOCIOLOGY; SURVIVAL TIME; SWEDEN;

EID: 0031785654     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.52.12.808     Document Type: Article

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