Unfair inequalities in health and health care

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 73-90

  Fleurbaey, Marc ^a   Schokkaert, Erik ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Equity in health care delivery; Health inequality; Social welfare

Indexed keywords

ETHICS; HEALTH CARE; MODELING; WELFARE PROVISION;

HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL WELFARE;

EID: 58249092031     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2008.07.016     Document Type: Article

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