Using GIS-based methods of multicriteria analysis to construct socio-economic deprivation indices

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Over the past several decades researchers have produced substantial evidence of a social gradient in a variety of health outcomes, rising from systematic differences in income, education, employment conditions, and family dynamics wi...

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Main Authors: Hayes Michael V, Schuurman Nadine, Bell Nathaniel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-05-01
Series:International Journal of Health Geographics
Online Access:http://www.ij-healthgeographics.com/content/6/1/17