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Measuring income-related inequalities in health in multi-country analysis

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  • Hernández-Quevedo, Cristina
  • Masseria, Cristina

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  • Hernández-Quevedo, Cristina & Masseria, Cristina, 2013. "Measuring income-related inequalities in health in multi-country analysis," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 53576, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
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    Keywords

    concentration index; inequalities in health; self-assessed health; health limitations; Europe;
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    JEL classification:

    • D63 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement
    • I1 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health

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