Health Inequality across Populations of Individuals

African Development Review

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 316-326

  Sahn, David E ^a,b  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^b IRD   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION ANALYSIS; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH STATUS; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL JUSTICE;

EID: 84872808750     PISSN: 10176772     EISSN: 14678268     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8268.12001     Document Type: Article

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