The socioeconomic inequality in traffic-related disability among Chinese adults: The application of concentration index

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 55, Issue , 2013, Pages 101-106

  Chen, He ^a   Du, Wei ^a   Li, Ning ^a   Chen, Gong ^a   Zheng, Xiaoying ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chinese adults; Concentration index; Decomposition; Inequality; Traffic related disability

Indexed keywords

CHINESE ADULTS; CONCENTRATION INDICES; INCOME INEQUALITY; INEQUALITY; POSSIBLE MECHANISMS; POTENTIAL SOURCES; TRAFFIC CRASHES; TRAFFIC-RELATED;

DECOMPOSITION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; RURAL AREAS;

HANDICAPPED PERSONS;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHINA; COST OF ILLNESS; DISABLED PERSON; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RURAL POPULATION; SEX RATIO; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; URBAN POPULATION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; ARTICLE; INJURY; STATISTICS;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHINA; COST OF ILLNESS; DISABLED PERSONS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84876103424     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2013.02.025     Document Type: Article

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