Title: Multilevel survival analysis of health inequalities in life expectancy

Authors: Yang, Min and Eldridge, Sandra and Merlo, Juan

Place: [London]

Publisher: BioMed central

Year: 2009

Journal: International journal for equity in health

Volume: Vol. 8, No. 31

PAGE: --

Subject: Health and Poverty

Keywords: health services research, sweden

Abstract: This article examines multilevel survival models that are flexible and efficient tools in studying health inequalities of life expectancy or survival time data with a geographic structure of more than 2 levels. Measuring health inequalities plays a role in the assessment of a health system.

URL: http://www.equityhealthj.com/content/pdf/1475-9276-8-31.pdf

Document type: Portal