Journal article
Geographic disparity in premature mortality in Ontario, 1992–1996
Abstract
BackgroundStandardized mortality ratios are used to identify geographic areas with higher or lower mortality than expected. This article examines geographic disparity in premature mortality in Ontario, Canada, at three geographic levels of population and considers factors that may underlie variations in premature mortality across geographic areas. All-cause, sex and disease chapter specific premature mortality were analyzed at the regional, …
Authors
Altmayer CA; Hutchison BG; Torrance-Rynard VL; Hurley J; Birch S; Eyles JD
Journal
International Journal of Health Geographics, Vol. 2, No. 1,
Publisher
Springer Nature
DOI
10.1186/1476-072x-2-7
ISSN
1476-072X