Zone design for environment and health studies using pre-aggregated data

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 60, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 2729-2742

  Cockings, Samantha ^a   Martin, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aggregated data; Deprivation; Environment and health; Limiting long term illness; Modifiable areal unit problem; UK; Zone design

Indexed keywords

MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY;

AUTOANALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; DATA ANALYSIS; EMPIRICISM; ENVIRONMENT; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 16844372588     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2004.11.005     Document Type: Conference Paper

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