Impact of selective evidence presentation on judgments of health inequality trends: an experimental study.

Reducing health inequalities is a key objective for many governments and public health organizations. Whether inequalities are measured on the absolute (difference) or relative (ratio) scale can have a significant impact on judgments about whether health inequalities are increasing or decreasing, bu...

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Main Authors: Sam Harper, Nicholas B King, Meredith E Young
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3656043?pdf=render