The Portuguese Version of the European Deprivation Index: An Instrument to Study Health Inequalities

Introduction: Tackling socioeconomic health inequalities is a big public health challenge and ecological deprivation indexes are essential instruments to monitor and understand them. In Portugal, no standard ecological deprivation index exists, contrasting with other countries. We aimed to describe...

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Main Authors: Ana Isabel Ribeiro, Alexandra Mayer, Ana Miranda, Maria de Fátima de Pina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ordem dos Médicos 2017-01-01
Series:Acta Médica Portuguesa
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Online Access:http://actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/7387