Decomposing socioeconomic inequality for binary health outcomes: an improved estimation that does not vary by choice of reference group

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Decomposition of concentration indices yields useful information regarding the relative importance of various determinants of inequitable health outcomes. But the two estimation approaches to decomposition in current use are not suit...

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Main Authors: Dear Keith BG, Carmichael Gordon A, Lim Lynette LY, Yiengprugsawan Vasoontara, Sleigh Adrian C
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-03-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1756-0500/3/57