Health care deprivation profiles in the measurement of inequality and inequity: An application to GP fundholding in the English NHS

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1048-1061

  Laudicella, Mauro ^a   Cookson, Richard ^a   Jones, Andrew M ^a   Rice, Nigel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Deprivation; GP fundholding; Health care; Inequality; Inequity

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; HEALTH SERVICES; INTEGRATED APPROACH; MEASUREMENT METHOD;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HOSPITAL UTILIZATION; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ALGORITHMS; ENGLAND; FAMILY PRACTICE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 70549100099     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2009.07.001     Document Type: Article

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