Can a single indicator measure both attainment and shortfall inequality?

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 885-893

  Erreygers, Guido ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bounded variables; Coefficient of Variation; Gini coefficient; Health inequality; Inequality measurement

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL ANALYSIS; HEALTH GEOGRAPHY; MEASUREMENT METHOD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; INFANT MORTALITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE;

HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS;

EID: 70349248235     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2009.03.005     Document Type: Article

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