The dynamics of income-related health inequality among American children

Health Economics (United Kingdom)

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 623-629

  Chatterji, Pinka ^a   Lahiri, Kajal ^a   Song, Jingya ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

child health; health inequality; income related health inequality; income related health mobility; inequality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INCOME; MODELS, ECONOMIC; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84875830511     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.2823     Document Type: Article

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