The economic burden of health disparities related to socioeconomic status in Israel
Abstract Background Low socioeconomic status (SES) is often associated with excess morbidity and premature mortality. Such health disparities claim a steep economic cost: Possibly-preventable poor health outcomes harm societal welfare, impair the domestic product, and increase health care expenditur...
Main Authors: | Eran Politzer, Amir Shmueli, Shlomit Avni |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-05-01
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Series: | Israel Journal of Health Policy Research |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13584-019-0306-8 |
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