Methods for measuring horizontal equity in health resource allocation: a comparative study

Health Economics Review

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-10

  Tao, Yi ^a   Henry, Kizito ^b   Zou, Qinpei ^a   Zhong, Xiaoni ^a  

^a CHONGQING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Equity; Health resource; Health resource allocation; Methodology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INCOME; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 84971344182     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21911991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13561-014-0010-x     Document Type: Article

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