Measuring the magnitude of socio-economic inequalities in health: An overview of available measures illustrated with two examples from Europe

Johan Pieter Mackenbach, Anton Eduard Kunst

Social Science & Medicine· 1997-03-01· review· 1,342 citationsclosed

Health disparities and outcomes Income, Poverty, and Inequality Public Health and Social Inequalities

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Johan Pieter Mackenbach, Anton Eduard Kunst (1997). Measuring the magnitude of socio-economic inequalities in health: An overview of available measures illustrated with two examples from Europe. Social Science & Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0277-9536(96)00073-1

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  title  = {Measuring the magnitude of socio-economic inequalities in health: An overview of available measures illustrated with two examples from Europe},
  author = {Mackenbach, Johan Pieter and Kunst, Anton Eduard},
  year   = {1997},
  journal = {Social Science & Medicine},
  doi    = {10.1016/s0277-9536(96)00073-1}
}

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