Inequalities in self-reported health within Spanish Regional Health Services: Devolution re-examined?

International Journal of Health Planning and Management

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 41-52

  Costa Font, Joan ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Concentration index and devolution; Inequalities in health

Indexed keywords

HEALTH EXPENDITURE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES;

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; SELF REPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPAIN;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; WORLD;

EID: 16344363785     PISSN: 07496753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hpm.795     Document Type: Article

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