| Description |
xvi, 348 pages : illustrations, maps ; 29 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction / Timothy Evans ... (et al.) -- Social basis of disparities in health / Finn Diderichsen, Timothy Evans, Margaret Whitehead -- Ethical dimensions of health equity / Fabienne Peter, Timothy Evans -- Health equity in a globalizing world / Lincoln C. Chen, Giovanni Berlinguer -- Measuring disparities in health: methods and indicators / Sudhir Anand ... (et al.) -- Health equity: perspectives, measurability, and criteria / Amartya Sen -- China: increasing health gaps in a transitional economy / Yuanli Liu ... (et al.) -- Japan: historical and current dimensions of health and health equity / Toshihiko Hasegawa -- United States: social inequality and the burden of poor health / Laura D. Kubzansky ... (et al.) -- Chile: socioeconomic differentials and mortality in a middle-income nation / Jeanette Vega ... (et al). |
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Russia: socioeconomic dimensions of the gender gap in mortality / Vladimir M. Shkolnikov, Mark G. Field, Evgueniy M. Andreev -- Tanzania: gaining insights into adolescent lives and livelihoods / Vinand M. Nantulya ... (et al.) -- Gender, health, and equity: intersetions / Piroska Ostlin, Asha George, Gita Sen -- South Africa: addressing the legacy of apartheid / Lucy Gilson, Di McIntyre -- Kenya: uncovering the social determinants of road traffic accidents / Vinand M. Nantulya, Florence Muli-Musiime -- Bangladesh: an intervention study of factors underlying increasing equity in child survival / Abbas Bhuiya ... (et al.) -- Sweden and Britain: the impact of policy context on inequities in health / Fin Diderichsen ... (et al.). |
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Health care financing: assessing its relationship to health equity / William C. Hsiao, Yuanli Liu -- Mexico: marginality, need, and resource allocation at the county level / Rafael Lozano ... (et al.) -- Vietnam: efficient, equity-oriented financial strategies for health / Pham Manh Hung ... (et al.) -- Developing the policy response to inequities in health: a global perspective / Margaret Whitehead. |
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Public health -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Cross-cultural studies -- Congresses.
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Health promotion -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Cross-cultural studies -- Congresses.
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Medical ethics -- Cross-cultural studies -- Congresses.
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Medical ethics. (OCoLC)fst01014081
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Public health -- Moral and ethical aspects.
(OCoLC)fst01082281
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Gesundheitsförderung (DE-588)4294611-6
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Kulturvergleich (DE-588)4114328-0
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Medizinische Versorgung (DE-588)4038270-9
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Soziale Gerechtigkeit (DE-588)4236433-4
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Medizinische Versorgung.
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Soziale Gerechtigkeit.
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Kulturvergleich.
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Gesundheitsförderung.
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Public Health. (DNLM)D011634
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Socioeconomic Factors. (DNLM)D012959
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Cross-Cultural Comparison. (DNLM)D003431
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Delivery of Health Care. (DNLM)D003695
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Ethics, Medical. (DNLM)D004992
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Health Promotion. (DNLM)D006293
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| Genre/Form |
Kongress -- Dhaka -- 2000.
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| Added Author |
Evans, Timothy (Timothy G.)
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| ISBN |
0195137396 (alk. paper) |
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9780195137392 (alk. paper) |
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019513740X (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
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9780195137408 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
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