A summary measure of health inequalities for a pay-for-population health performance system

Preventing Chronic Disease

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2010, Pages

  Asada, Yukiko ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; REIMBURSEMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE;

EID: 77957099408     PISSN: 15451151     EISSN: 21665435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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