The bogus conflict between efficiency and vertical equity

Health Economics

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1155-1158

  Culyer, Anthony J ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE FOR WORK AND HEALTH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; COMPENSATION; CONFLICT; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EDITORIAL; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HUMAN RIGHTS; MEDICAL ETHICS; MORALITY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR;

EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 33750734278     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.1158     Document Type: Editorial

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