Family income and child health in the UK

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 715-727

  Apouey, Bénédicte ^a   Geoffard, Pierre Yves ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Child health; Family income; Health inequality; Income gradient; Use of health care services

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; HEALTH SERVICES; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; LOW INCOME POPULATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATOR; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CLOTHING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATION; FAMILY INCOME; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HOUSING; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INCOME; INFANT; NUTRITION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPECIAL EDUCATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INCOME; INFANT; MALE;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84877352695     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: 18791646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2013.03.006     Document Type: Article

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