Decomposing world health inequality

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 271-293

  Pradhan, Menno ^a   Sahn, David E ^b   Younger, Stephen D ^b  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Health; Inequality

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION ANALYSIS; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; HEALTH STATUS;

ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MEASUREMENT; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 0037373649     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-6296(02)00123-6     Document Type: Article

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