Geografie 2019, 124, 365-383

https://doi.org/10.37040/geografie2019124040365

Regional health inequalities explained: empirical evidence from Czechia

Aleš Bělohradský1,2, Daniela Glocker3

1Charles University, Faculty of Science, Department of Social Geography and Regional Development, Prague, Czechia
2Ministry of Finance of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czechia
3Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Paris, France

Received October 2018
Accepted September 2019

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