Small-area health comparisons using health-adjusted life expectancies: A Bayesian random-effects approach

Health and Place

Volumn 23, Issue , 2013, Pages 70-78

  Jonker, Marcel F ^a   Congdon, Peter D ^b   van Lenthe, Frank J ^a   Donkers, Bas ^c   Burdorf, Alex ^a   Mackenbach, Johan P ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bayesian analysis; Health adjusted life expectancy; Life expectancy; Population health; Small area analysis

Indexed keywords

AGING POPULATION; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; CENSUS; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MORBIDITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH ADJUSTED LIFE EXPECTANCY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIFE TABLE METHOD; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SIMULATION; URBAN AREA;

EID: 84879457567     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: 18732054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2013.04.003     Document Type: Article

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