Journal article
Deprivation Indices, Population Health and Geography: An Evaluation of the Spatial Effectiveness of Indices at Multiple Scales
Abstract
Area-based deprivation indices (ABDIs) have become a common tool with which to investigate the patterns and magnitude of socioeconomic inequalities in health. ABDIs are also used as a proxy for individual socioeconomic status. Despite their widespread use, comparably less attention has been focused on their geographic variability and practical concerns surrounding the Modifiable Area Unit Problem (MAUP) than on the individual attributes that …
Authors
Schuurman N; Bell N; Dunn JR; Oliver L
Journal
Journal of Urban Health, Vol. 84, No. 4, pp. 591–603
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
July 2007
DOI
10.1007/s11524-007-9193-3
ISSN
1099-3460