Decomposing Indigenous life expectancy gap by risk factors: A life table analysis

Population Health Metrics

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Zhao, Yuejen ^a   Wright, Jo ^a   Begg, Stephen ^b   Guthridge, Steven ^a  

^a NORTHERN TERRITORY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Australia)

^b Queensland Health   (Australia)

Author keywords

Health status disparities; Indigenous population; Life expectancy; Risk factors; Socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

INDIGENOUS POPULATION; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFE TABLE; OBESITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TERRITORY;

ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; DEATH; HEALTH DISPARITY; LIFE EXPECTANCY; OBESITY; PARTNER VIOLENCE; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84872981315     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14787954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1478-7954-11-1     Document Type: Article

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