Equity and health: A perspective on nonrandom distribution of health in the population

Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica/Pan American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 384-387

  Starfield, Barbara ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Equity; Health inequalities; Health services research; Health status; Socio economic factors

Indexed keywords

EQUITY; HEALTH MONITORING; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH STATUS; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ARTICLE; ETHICS; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 0036978531     PISSN: 10204989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1020-49892002001200004     Document Type: Article

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