The Vancouver Area Neighbourhood Deprivation Index (VANDIX): A census-based tool for assessing small-area variations in health status

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 103, Issue SUPPL.2, 2012, Pages

  Bell, Nathaniel ^a   Hayes, Michael V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

British Columbia; Censuses; Health status indicators; Socio economic factors

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871389348     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03403826     Document Type: Article

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