Health status convergence at the local level: Empirical evidence from Austria

International Journal for Equity in Health

Volumn 10, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Gächter, Martin ^a,b   Theurl, Engelbert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^b JOHANNES KEPLER UNIVERSITY LINZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Austria; convergence; gender; health status; life expectancy; mortality

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; GENDER; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH STATUS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; MOBILITY; MORTALITY; VARIANCE ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; WELFARE;

AUSTRIA;

EID: 80052032804     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14759276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-9276-10-34     Document Type: Article

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