Income-related inequality in health and health care utilization in Chile, 2000-2009

Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica/Pan American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 98-106

  Vásquez, Felipe ^a   Paraje, Guillermo ^b   Estay, Manuel ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DEL DESARROLLO   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSIDAD ADOLFO IBÁÑEZ   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

Author keywords

Chile; Equity in access; Equity in health; Health economics; Health inequalities

Indexed keywords

ETHNICITY; HEALTH EXPENDITURE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL SECTOR; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; POLICY MAKING; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; TIME; UTILIZATION REVIEW; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

CHILE;

EID: 84876357957     PISSN: 10204989     EISSN: 16805348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1020-49892013000200004     Document Type: Article

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