Longitudinal analysis of income-related health inequality

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 78-86

  Allanson, Paul ^a   Gerdtham, Ulf G ^b   Petrie, Dennis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Income related health inequality; Longitudinal data; Mobility analysis

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; INCOME; MOBILITY; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY;

ARTICLE; DYNAMICS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCOME; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS;

GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 77049089948     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2009.10.005     Document Type: Article

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