Inequalities in Health: Concepts, Measures, and Ethics

Inequalities in Health: Concepts, Measures, and Ethics
ISBN-10
0199931399
ISBN-13
9780199931392
Category
Medical
Pages
335
Language
English
Published
2013-10
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Authors
Nir Eyal, Ole F. Norheim, Samia A. Hurst

Description

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.

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