A Problem with the Individual Approach in the WHO Health Inequality Measurement

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In the <it>World Health Report 2000</it>, the World Health Organization made the controversial choice to measure inequality across individuals rather than across groups, the standard in the field. This choice has been wid...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Hedemann Thomas, Asada Yukiko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2002-05-01
Series:International Journal for Equity in Health
Online Access:http://www.equityhealthj.com/content/1/1/2