Monitoring health inequalities: life expectancy and small area deprivation in New Zealand

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Socioeconomic and ethnic inequalities in health are of great concern, and life expectancy provides a readily understood means of monitoring such inequalities. The objectives of this study are to (1) measure life expectancy by socioec...

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Main Authors: Cheung Jit, Tobias Martin I
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2003-04-01
Series:Population Health Metrics
Online Access:http://www.pophealthmetrics.com/content/1/1/2