The relationship between health and GDP in OECD countries in the very long run

Health Economics

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 306-322

  Swift, Robyn ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

economic growth; GDP; health; life expectancy; VECM

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; JOHANSEN MULTIVARIATE COINTEGRATION ANALYSIS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE;

CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; HEALTH STATUS; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

EID: 79951549056     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.1590     Document Type: Article

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