Control sample design using a geodemographic discriminator: An application of Super Profiles

Journal of Geographical Systems

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 107-135

  Brown, Peter J B ^a   McCulloch, Peter G ^b   Williams, Evelyn M I ^a   Ashurst, Darren C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AINTREE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gastric cancer; Geodemographics; Health care; Sampling framework; Social class

Indexed keywords

EID: 0012832456     PISSN: 14355930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00011470     Document Type: Article

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