On the measurement of inequalities in health.
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Summary
It is suggested that only two methods--the slope index of inequality and the concentration index--are likely to present an accurate picture of socioeconomic inequalities in health.
- Type
- review
- Published
- 1991-01-01
- Cited by
- 1,857
- References
- 28
- Access
- Open access
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Keywords
Inequality, Index (typography), Lorenz curve, Socioeconomic status, Mathematics
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