A distributional regression approach to income-related inequality of health in Australia

Abstract Background Several studies have confirmed the existence of a significant positive relationship between income and health. Conventional regression techniques such as Ordinary Least Squares only help identify the effect of the covariates on the mean of the health variable. In this way, import...

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Main Authors: Roselinde Kessels, Anne Hoornweg, Thi Kim Thanh Bui, Guido Erreygers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-06-01
Series:International Journal for Equity in Health
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12939-020-01189-1