Is it not time for health economists to rethink equity and access?

Health Economics, Policy and Law

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 209-221

  Mooney, Gavin ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNITY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL JUSTICE; AUSTRALIA; CONSUMER; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; MINORITY HEALTH; SOCIAL CLASS; STANDARD;

AUSTRALIA; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; ECONOMICS, MEDICAL; HEALTH RESOURCES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MINORITY HEALTH; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 68149163696     PISSN: 17441331     EISSN: 1744134X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1744133109004848     Document Type: Article

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