LEADER 04717nam 2200841 450 001 9910813913203321 005 20231206202527.0 010 $a1-4426-1669-5 010 $a1-4426-8440-2 024 7 $a10.3138/9781442684409 035 $a(CKB)1000000000765209 035 $a(OCoLC)311308371 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10269881 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000280190 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12112992 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000280190 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10268176 035 $a(PQKB)10352437 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001141224 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12447036 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001141224 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11090524 035 $a(PQKB)10689669 035 $a(CaBNvSL)slc00222083 035 $a(CaPaEBR)424282 035 $a(DE-B1597)465152 035 $a(OCoLC)979743336 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781442684409 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4672328 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11257998 035 $a(OCoLC)568372096 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)musev2_105578 035 $a(VaAlCD)20.500.12592/wtgm91 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4672328 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3261293 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000765209 100 $a20160923h20072007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aHealth inequality $emorality and measurement /$fYukiko Asada 210 1$aToronto, [Ontario] ;$aBuffalo, [New York] ;$aLondon, [England] :$cUniversity of Toronto Press,$d2007. 210 4$dİ2007 215 $a1 online resource (311 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a1-4426-2610-0 311 $a0-8020-9244-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tIntroduction --$tSetting the Stage --$tTraditional and New Approaches --$tThe Aim and the Plan --$tTerminology --$tPreliminary Discussion: Why are We Morally Interested in Health Distribution? --$tFrameworkWhich Health Distributions Are Inequitable? --$tIntroduction --$tEquity as Equality in Health --$tHealth Inequality as an Indicator of Social Justice --$tThree Egalitarian Reasons Revisited --$tWhat Measurement Choices Must Be Faced to Measure Health Inequity? --$tIntroduction --$tIssues about Health --$gUnit of.$tTime --$gUnit of.$tAnalysis --$tDifferent Perspectives on Health Equity Revisited --$tHow Can a Health Distribution Be Summarized into One Number? --$tIntroduction --$tPreliminaries --$tThe Five Questions: An Overview --$tThe Five Questions: A Close Look --$tSummary --$tFramework Revisited --$tEmpirical IllustrationBridgingConcepts and Analysis --$tOverview --$tBuilding Blocks --$tHow Healthy Were Americans on Average in --$tAnd 1995? --$tDid Health Equity Improve in the United States between --$tAnd 1995? --$tEmpirical Analyses from Different Perspectives on Health Equity --$tDiscussion --$tConclusion --$tSummary --$tFuture Work --$tFive Popular Health Inequality Measures --$tIntermediate Ineguality in the WHO Health Inequality Index --$tThe Dead Imputation --$tThe Gini Coefficient --$tThe Foster-Greer-Thorbecke (FGT) Measure --$tAdjustment of Household Income for Family Size and Structure. 330 $aA unique blend of philosophy and quantitative research, Health Inequality will prove a valuable tool for academics and policymakers alike. 330 1 $a"In this study, Yukiko Asada seeks to describe the role that morality and theories of justice play in health inequality research, and to articulate the moral philosophy underlying this field of Inquiry. Composed of two distinct parts, Health Inequality first proposes a framework for measuring health inequality that reflects moral concerns. The book then goes on to show how this framework can be applied to quantitative study. Using a case study approach, Asada analyses whether or not health equity improved in the United States between 1990 and 1995"--Jacket. 606 $aEquality$xHealth aspects 606 $aPublic health$xMoral and ethical aspects 606 $aPublic health$xSocial aspects 606 $aHealth services accessibility 606 $aEquality$xHealth aspects$zUnited States 607 $aUnited States$2fast 615 0$aEquality$xHealth aspects. 615 0$aPublic health$xMoral and ethical aspects. 615 0$aPublic health$xSocial aspects. 615 0$aHealth services accessibility. 615 0$aEquality$xHealth aspects 676 $a362.1/042 700 $aAsada$b Yukiko$01684052 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910813913203321 996 $aHealth inequality$94055313 997 $aUNINA