Learning from the census: The socio-economic factor index (SEFI) and health outcomes in Manitoba

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 103, Issue SUPPL.2, 2012, Pages

  Chateau, Dan ^a   Metge, Colleen ^b   Prior, Heather ^a   Soodeen, Ruth Ann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b WINNIPEG REGIONAL HEALTH AUTHORITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Censuses; Health status; Mortality; Premature; Socio economic factors; Socio economic status

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871367761     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03403825     Document Type: Article

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