Child health and the income gradient: Evidence from Australia

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 805-817

  Khanam, Rasheda ^a   Nghiem, Hong Son ^b   Connelly, Luke B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Child health; Income gradient; Panel data; Parental health

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; EXPLORATION; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; MENTAL HEALTH; PANEL DATA;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD HEALTH; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH STATUS; INCOME; MATERNAL WELFARE; MENTAL HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMICS;

AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INCOME; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 70349251314     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2009.05.001     Document Type: Article

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