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A Suggested Method for Constructing Indices of Morbidity

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  • G. J. Draper

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Measurement of the health of a country or of a group within it has usually been approached by means of mortality statistics, e.g. crude or standardised death rates or infant mortality rate. In this article a method using morbidity data is presented. It is suggested that particular aspects of health and possible aetiological factors may be investigated using appropriately constructed indices; an overall picture is obtainable if a well chosen set of such indices is used. An important consideration is the type of data to be used; reasons are given for preferring that obtained from morbidity surveys.

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  • G. J. Draper, 1963. "A Suggested Method for Constructing Indices of Morbidity," Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series C, Royal Statistical Society, vol. 12(1), pages 26-37, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:jorssc:v:12:y:1963:i:1:p:26-37
    DOI: 10.2307/2985908
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