On decomposing the inequality and inequity change in health care utilization: change in means, or change in the distributions?

International Journal of Health Care Finance and Economics

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 369-386

  Zhong, Hai ^a  

^a CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS   (China)

Author keywords

Concentration index; Decomposition; Horizontal inequity index; Inequality; Inequity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICAL MODEL; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHMS; CANADA; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649688357     PISSN: 13896563     EISSN: 15736962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10754-010-9085-z     Document Type: Article

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