The Gini coefficient as a useful measure of malaria inequality among populations
Abstract Background Understanding inequality in infectious disease burden requires clear and unbiased indicators. The Gini coefficient, conventionally used as a macroeconomic descriptor of inequality, is potentially useful to quantify epidemiological heterogeneity. With a potential range from 0 (all...
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| Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-12-01
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| Series: | Malaria Journal |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-020-03489-x |