Effects on inequality in life expectancy from a social ecology perspective
Abstract Background Inequality in life expectancy (ILE) is defined as inequality in the distribution of expected span of life-based on data from survival tables estimated using the Atkinson inequality index. ILE can be influenced by socio-ecological indicators including the Gini coefficient, seconda...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-02-01
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Series: | BMC Public Health |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-018-5134-1 |