Gini impact analysis: Measuring pure health inequity before and after interventions

Public Health Ethics

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 282-292

  Norheim, Ole Frithjof ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; LIFE EXPECTANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 78649343046     PISSN: 17549973     EISSN: 17549981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/phe/phq017     Document Type: Review

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