Does geography explain ethnic inequalities in health in New Zealand?

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 457-460

  Tobias, Martin ^a   Searle, Paula ^a  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MAORI; NEW ZEALAND; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POPULATION RESEARCH; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEX RATIO; STANDARDIZATION;

AGED; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES, INDIGENOUS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; NEW ZEALAND; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 33750296931     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-842X.2006.tb00464.x     Document Type: Article

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