An economic classification of "health need"

International Journal of Social Economics

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 291-309

  Williams, Ruth F G ^a   Doessel, D P ^b  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Classification; Health services; Personal health; Resource management; Social economics

Indexed keywords

BASIC NEEDS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC THEORY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

EID: 79551631018     PISSN: 03068293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03068291111105219     Document Type: Article

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