Measuring health inequality among children in developing countries: does the choice of the indicator of economic status matter?

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Currently, poor-rich inequalities in health in developing countries receive a lot of attention from both researchers and policy makers. Since measuring economic status in developing countries is often problematic, different indicator...

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Main Authors: Mackenbach Johan P, Kunst Anton E, Houweling Tanja AJ
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2003-10-01
Series:International Journal for Equity in Health
Online Access:http://www.equityhealthj.com/content/2/1/8