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The Portuguese version of the European Deprivation Index: Development and assoc...
Ribeiro, AI; Launay, L; Guillaume, E; Launoy, G; Barros, HSocioeconomic inequalities are major health determinants. To monitor and understand them at local level, ecological indexes of socioeconomic deprivation constitute essential tools. In this study, we describe the development of the updated version of the European Deprivation Index for Portuguese small-areas (EDI-PT), describe its spatial distribution and evaluate its association with a general health indicator-a...
Development of a cross-cultural deprivation index in five European countries
Guillaumel, E; Pornet, C; Dejardin, O; Launay, L; Lillini, R; Vercelli, M; Marí-Dell'Olmo, M; Fontelo, AF; Borrell, C; Ribeiro, AI; Pina, MF; Mayer, ABACKGROUND:Despite a concerted policy effort in Europe, social inequalities in health are a persistent problem. Developing a standardised measure of socioeconomic level across Europe will improve the understanding of the underlying mechanisms and causes of inequalities. This will facilitate developing, implementing and assessing new and more effective policies, and will improve the comparability and reproducibi...