Beyond standardized mortality ratios; some uses of smoothed age-specific mortality rates on small areas studies

Beyond standardized mortality ratios; some uses of smoothed age-specific mortality rates on small areas studies

Abstract Background Most epidemiological risk indicators strongly depend on the age composition of populations, which makes the direct comparison of raw (unstandardized) indicators misleading because of the different age structures of the spatial units of study. Age-standardized rates (ASR) are a co...

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Main Authors: Jordi Perez-Panades, Paloma Botella-Rocamora, Miguel Angel Martinez-Beneito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-12-01
Series:International Journal of Health Geographics
Subjects:
Disease mapping
Age-specific smoothing
Life expectancy
Age-standardized rates
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12942-020-00251-z

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12942-020-00251-z

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