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Analysis of socioeconomic health inequalities using the concentration index

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  • Peter Konings
  • Sam Harper
  • John Lynch
  • Ahmad Hosseinpoor
  • Dirk Berkvens
  • Vincent Lorant
  • Andrea Geckova
  • Niko Speybroeck

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  • Peter Konings & Sam Harper & John Lynch & Ahmad Hosseinpoor & Dirk Berkvens & Vincent Lorant & Andrea Geckova & Niko Speybroeck, 2010. "Analysis of socioeconomic health inequalities using the concentration index," International Journal of Public Health, Springer;Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+), vol. 55(1), pages 71-74, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:ijphth:v:55:y:2010:i:1:p:71-74
    DOI: 10.1007/s00038-009-0078-y
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    6. Erreygers, Guido, 2009. "Correcting the Concentration Index," Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier, vol. 28(2), pages 504-515, March.
    7. Adam Wagstaff, 2005. "The bounds of the concentration index when the variable of interest is binary, with an application to immunization inequality," Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 14(4), pages 429-432, April.
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    3. Dieter Vanderelst & Niko Speybroeck, 2014. "Loading, merging and analysing demographic and health surveys using R," International Journal of Public Health, Springer;Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+), vol. 59(2), pages 415-422, April.
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    5. Martin Siegel & Markus Luengen & Stephanie Stock, 2013. "On age-specific variations in income-related inequalities in diabetes, hypertension and obesity," International Journal of Public Health, Springer;Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+), vol. 58(1), pages 33-41, February.

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