Exploring the pathways of inequality in health, health care access and financing in decentralized Spain

Journal of European Social Policy

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 446-458

  Costa Font, Joan ^a   Gil, Joan ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Decentralization; Health inequality; Inequalities in access to healthcare; Inequalities in healthcare financing; Spain

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; DECENTRALIZATION; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; EQUITY; FINANCIAL PROVISION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH EXPENDITURE; HEALTH SERVICES; SERVICE PROVISION; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; WELFARE PROVISION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 70449393790     PISSN: 09589287     EISSN: 14617269     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0958928709344289     Document Type: Article

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