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,...
Main Authors: | Huisman Martijn, Kunst Anton E, Houweling Tanja AJ, Mackenbach Johan P |
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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 |
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