Socioeconomic-related health inequality in South Africa: Evidence from General Household Surveys

International Journal for Equity in Health

Volumn 10, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Ataguba, John E ^a   Akazili, James ^b   McIntyre, Di ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b NAVRONGO HEALTH RESEARCH CENTRE   (Ghana)

Author keywords

South Africa

Indexed keywords

DIABETES; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH STATUS; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; PUBLIC ACCESS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SERVICE PROVISION; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; TREND ANALYSIS; VIOLENCE;

ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIARRHEA; DISABILITY; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HEARING DISORDER; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HYPERTENSION; INFLUENZA; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOUTH AFRICA; SPEECH DISORDER; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TUBERCULOSIS; VISUAL DISORDER;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 80755143042     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14759276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-9276-10-48     Document Type: Article

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