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UNINA9910972128303321 |
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Autore |
Jena Anupam B |
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Titolo |
Health and wealth disparities in the United States / / Anupam B. Jena, Tomas J. Philipson, Eric C. Sun |
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Washington, D.C., : AEI Press |
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Lanham, Md., : Distributed by Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, c2010 |
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9786613029461 |
9781283029469 |
1283029464 |
9780844743905 |
0844743909 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (81 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Income - United States |
United States Statistics, Medical |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Health and wealth disparities in the United States : a brief overview of the literature -- Historical evolution of health and wealth disparities -- Valuing improvements in health -- Health and the evolution of economic disparities. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Traditional measures of economic disparities among Americans of different race, gender, geographic location, and education level consider only material well-being, so that making two groups economically ""equal"" is as simple as matching their monetary incomes. This narrow focus on income may not, however, lead to a complete understanding of economic well-being in the United States. Individual welfare is determined not only by the income available for consumption, but by the health and longevity of the individual. A wealthy individual who is bedridden may be worse off than a healthy person wit |
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