Measuring total health inequality: adding individual variation to group-level differences

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Studies have revealed large variations in average health status across social, economic, and other <it>groups</it>. No study exists on the distribution of the risk of ill-health across <it>individuals</it>, ei...

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Main Authors: Gakidou Emmanuela, King Gary
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2002-08-01
Series:International Journal for Equity in Health
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Online Access:http://www.equityhealthj.com/content/1/1/3