Persistence despite action? Measuring the patterns of health inequality in England (1997-2007)

Health Policy

Volumn 103, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 149-159

  Costa Font, Joan ^a   Hernández Quevedo, Cristina ^a   McGuire, Alistair ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Concentration index; England; Health inequalities; Inequality decomposition; Spearhead areas

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; ETHNICITY; GENDER; HEALTH INEQUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; MARRIAGE; SELF REPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 80255138168     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: 18726054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2011.07.002     Document Type: Article

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