Journal article
When the technical is also normative: a critical assessment of measuring health inequalities using the concentration index-based indices
Abstract
BackgroundConcentration index-based measures are one of the most popular tools for estimating socioeconomic-status-related health inequalities. In recent years, several variants of the concentration index have been developed that are designed to correct for deficiencies of the standard concentration index and which are increasingly being used. These variants, which include the Wagstaff index and the Erreygers index, have important technical and …
Authors
Contoyannis P; Hurley J; Walli-Attaei M
Journal
Population Health Metrics, Vol. 20, No. 1,
Publisher
Springer Nature
DOI
10.1186/s12963-022-00299-y
ISSN
1478-7954