Using relative and absolute measures for monitoring health inequalities: experiences from cross-national analyses on maternal and child health
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>As reducing socio-economic inequalities in health is an important public health objective, monitoring of these inequalities is an important public health task. The specific inequality measure used can influence the conclusions drawn,...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2007-10-01
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| Series: | International Journal for Equity in Health |
| Online Access: | http://www.equityhealthj.com/content/6/1/15 |