Commentary: Using innovative inequality measures in epidemiology

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 926-928

  Harper, Sam ^a   Lynch, John ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH STATISTICS; HUMAN; NOTE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; TREND STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; OBESITY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34548546675     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dym139     Document Type: Note

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