Measuring evolution of income-related inequalities in health and health care utilization in selected Latin American and Caribbean countries

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

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 83-89

  Almeida, Gisele ^a   Sarti, Flavia Mori ^b  

^a PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Caribbean region; Equity in access; Equity in health; Health policy; Health systems; Latin America

Indexed keywords

EQUITY; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH STATUS; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ARTICLE; CENTRAL AMERICA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CARIBBEAN REGION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INCOME; LATIN AMERICA; MALE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; LATIN AMERICA;

EID: 84876369368     PISSN: 10204989     EISSN: 16805348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1020-49892013000200002     Document Type: Article

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