Estimating Indigenous life expectancy: Pitfalls with consequences

Journal of Population Research

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 269-281

  Madden, Richard ^a   Tickle, Leonie ^b   Pulver, Lisa Jackson ^c   Ring, Ian ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Close the gap; Data linkage; Indigenous; Life expectancy

Indexed keywords

CENSUS; CRITICAL ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MORTALITY; POPULATION ESTIMATION; POPULATION POLICY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; QUEENSLAND; TORRES STRAIT; TORRES STRAIT ISLANDS;

EID: 84865709601     PISSN: 14432447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12546-012-9085-6     Document Type: Article

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