Estimating the prevalence of 26 health-related indicators at neighbourhood level in the Netherlands using structured additive regression

Estimating the prevalence of 26 health-related indicators at neighbourhood level in the Netherlands using structured additive regression

Abstract Background Local policy makers increasingly need information on health-related indicators at smaller geographic levels like districts or neighbourhoods. Although more large data sources have become available, direct estimates of the prevalence of a health-related indicator cannot be produce...

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Main Authors: Jan van de Kassteele, Laurens Zwakhals, Oscar Breugelmans, Caroline Ameling, Carolien van den Brink
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:International Journal of Health Geographics
Subjects:
Small area estimation
Health-related indicators
Public health
Structured additive regression
Neighbourhoods
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12942-017-0097-5

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