Ordinal and cardinal measures of health inequality: An empirical comparison

Health Economics

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 243-250

  Madden, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Cardinal; Inequality; Interval regression; Ordinal

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; ETHICS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; INCOME; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOCIAL CLASS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 74749101812     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.1472     Document Type: Article

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