On measuring inequalities in health

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 553-560

  Wolfson, Michael ^a   Rowe, Geoff ^a  

^a STATISTICS CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Analysis of variance; Health status; Longevity; Longitudinal studies; Models, Statistical (source: MeSH); Mortality trends; Outcome assessment(Health care); Socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

HEALTH STATUS; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY;

DATA ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LONGEVITY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COHORT STUDIES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; LIFE TABLES; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); SMALL-AREA ANALYSIS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0034987759     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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