Dealing with spatial misalignment to model the relationship between deprivation and life expectancy: a model-based geostatistical approach
Abstract Background Life expectancy at birth (LEB), one of the main indicators of human longevity, has often been used to characterise the health status of a population. Understanding its relationships with the deprivation is key to develop policies and evaluate interventions that are aimed at redu...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-03-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Health Geographics |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12942-020-00200-w |