On the choice of absolute or relative inequality measures

Milbank Quarterly

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 616-622

  Asada, Yukiko ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

ethics; Health inequalities; health policy; measurement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE INEQUALITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MORALS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 78650541306     PISSN: 0887378X     EISSN: 14680009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0009.2010.00614.x     Document Type: Article

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