The socioeconomic determinants of health: Economic growth and health in the OECD countries during the last three decades

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 815-829

  López Casasnovas, Guillem ^a,b,c,d   Soley Bori, Marina ^a,b,e  

^a Centre de Recerca en Economia i Salut   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^c BARCELONA GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^e BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic crisis; Health distribution; Health inequality; Human Development Index; Income inequality; Intergenerational welfare policies

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; FINANCIAL CRISIS; HEALTH GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; OECD; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ARTICLE; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCOME; POVERTY; SOCIAL WELFARE; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNEMPLOYMENT;

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; HEALTH; HUMANS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84892159629     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph110100815     Document Type: Article

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