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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Other Authors: Eyal, Nir M. (Nir Morechay), 1970- (Editor), Hurst, Samia A. (Editor), Norheim, Ole Frithjof (Editor), Wikler, Daniel (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Series:Population-level bioethics series.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199345731
0199345732