On the use of socioeconomic status indicators in the analysis of health inequalities and poverty in Africa

Journal of International Development

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1004-1012

  Ichoku, Hyacinth Eme ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Africa; Empiricism; Health inequalities; Hermeneutics; Poverty; Socioeconomic status indicators

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; POVERTY; SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATOR; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

AFRICA;

EID: 80053165169     PISSN: 09541748     EISSN: 10991328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jid.1697     Document Type: Article

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