Health disparities calculator: A methodologically rigorous tool for analyzing inequalities in population health

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 104, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1589-1591

  Breen, Nancy ^a   Scott, Susan ^a   Percy Laurry, Antoinette ^a   Lewis, Denise ^a   Glasgow, Russell ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY;

HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 84906085287     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.301982     Document Type: Review

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