On the choice of health inequality measure for the longitudinal analysis of income-related health inequalities

Health Economics (United Kingdom)

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 353-365

  Allanson, Paul ^a   Petrie, Dennis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Great Britain; income related health inequality; inequality equivalence criterion; mobility analysis; vertical equity judgements

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; EMPIRICISM; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCOME; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED KINGDOM;

GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INCOME; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS;

EID: 84873412235     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.2803     Document Type: Article

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