A problem with the individual approach in the WHO health inequalitymeasurement

International Journal for Equity in Health

Volumn 1, Issue , 2002, Pages 1-5

  Asada, Yukiko ^a   Hedemann, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 3242717752     PISSN: 14759276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-9276-1-1     Document Type: Review

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