The impact of fiscal decentralization on infant mortality rates: Evidence from OECD countries

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 73, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1401-1407

  Jiménez Rubio, Dolores ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Error Correction Model; Fiscal decentralization; Infant mortality; OECD countries

Indexed keywords

DECENTRALIZATION; DECISION MAKING; ERROR CORRECTION; EXPENDITURE; FISCAL REFORM; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH EDUCATION; INFANT MORTALITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; OECD; SOCIAL IMPACT; STATE ROLE;

ARTICLE; AUTHORITY; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; DECENTRALIZATION; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; LIFE EXPECTANCY; PATIENT AUTONOMY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EUROPE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; JAPAN; MODELS, STATISTICAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POLITICS; TAXES;

EID: 81555197048     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.07.029     Document Type: Article

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