Inequalities in health : concepts, measures, and ethics /

Which inequalities in longevity and health among individuals, groups, and nations are unfair? And what priority should health policy attach to narrowing them? These essays by philosophers, economists, epidemiologists, and physicians attempt to determine how health inequalities should be conceptualiz...

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Weitere Titel:
Concepts, measures, and ethics
1. Verfasser:
Eyal, Nir M. (HerausgeberIn)
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2013.
Zusammenfassung:
Which inequalities in longevity and health among individuals, groups, and nations are unfair? And what priority should health policy attach to narrowing them? These essays by philosophers, economists, epidemiologists, and physicians attempt to determine how health inequalities should be conceptualized, measured, ranked, and evaluated.
Umfang:
1 online resource (xii, 335 pages).
Anmerkungen:
Description based upon print version of record.
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English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-993140-2
0-19-934573-2
Schlagworte:
Public health > Social aspects.
Bioethics.
World health.
Health status indicators.
Medical statistics.
Health Status Disparities. > NLM-D054624
Bioethical Issues. > NLM-D026688
Healthcare Disparities > economics.
Healthcare Disparities > ethics.
Socioeconomic Factors. > NLM-D012959
Global Health. > NLM-D014943
Public Health. > NLM-D011634
Ethics, Medical. > NLM-D004992
Patient Care. > NLM-D005791
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