Global health inequalities: An international comparison

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 60, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 928-936

  Ruger, J P ^a   Kim, H J ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Gyeongsang National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATABASE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH RISK; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POVERTY; WORLD BANK;

ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITAL BED; HUMAN; INFECTION; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTPATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MORTALITY; POVERTY; SEX DISTRIBUTION; WORLD HEALTH;

AFGHANISTAN; AFRICA; ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTH ASIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 33750610300     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2005.041954     Document Type: Article

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