Analysing equity in health care financing: A flow of funds approach

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 379-386

  Smith, Samantha ^a   Normand, Charles ^b  

^a ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ireland)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Equity; Health care financing; Ireland; Resource flows

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL METHOD; EQUITY; FINANCE; HEALTH CARE;

ARTICLE; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; INCOME; IRELAND; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREJUDICE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL JUSTICE;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH RESOURCES; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; IRELAND; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PREJUDICE; SOCIAL JUSTICE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IRELAND; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 67651049547     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.05.030     Document Type: Article

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