Measurement and decomposition of socioeconomic inequality in single and multimorbidity in older adults in China and Ghana: results from the WHO study on global AGEing and adult health (SAGE)

Measurement and decomposition of socioeconomic inequality in single and multimorbidity in older adults in China and Ghana: results from the WHO study on global AGEing and adult health (SAGE)

Abstract Background Globally people are living longer and enduring non-communicable diseases (NCDs) many of which co-occur as multimorbidity. Demographic and socioeconomic factors are determinants of inequalities and inequities in health. There is a need for country-specific evidence of NCD inequali...

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Main Authors: Rasha Kunna, Miguel San Sebastian, Jennifer Stewart Williams
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:International Journal for Equity in Health
Subjects:
Inequalities
Inequities
Social determinants
Multi-morbidity
Wealth
Low-and middle-income countries
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12939-017-0578-y

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