Inequalities in health care use and expenditures: empirical data from eight developing countries and countries in transition

• Main Authors: M Makinen (Author), H Waters (Author), M Rauch (Author), N Almagambetova (Author), R Bitran (Author), L Gilson (Author), D McIntyre (Author), S Pannarunothai (Author), A.L Prieto (Author), G Ubilla (Author), S Ram (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization, 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This paper summarizes eight country studies of inequality in the health sector. The analyses use household data to examine the distribution of service use and health expenditures. Each study divides the population into "income" quintiles, estimated using consumption expenditures. The studi...