When the technical is also normative: a critical assessment of measuring health inequalities using the concentration index-based indices

Abstract Background Concentration index-based measures are one of the most popular tools for estimating socioeconomic-status-related health inequalities. In recent years, several variants of the concentration index have been developed that are designed to correct for deficiencies of the standard con...

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Main Authors: Paul Contoyannis, Jeremiah Hurley, Marjan Walli-Attaei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-12-01
Series:Population Health Metrics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12963-022-00299-y