Giving equality of opportunity a fair innings

Health Economics

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 109-112

  Dias, Pedro Rosa ^a   Jones, Andrew M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH STATUS; INCOME; LIFESTYLE; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RESPONSIBILITY; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL STATUS; EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; JUSTICE; PHILOSOPHY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

HUMANS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; SOCIAL WELFARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 33846794524     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.1207     Document Type: Editorial

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