A Monte Carlo method to estimate the confidence intervals for the concentration index using aggregated population register data

In this paper, we introduce several statistical methods to evaluate the uncertainty in the concentration index (C) for measuring socioeconomic equality in health and health care using aggregated total population register data. The C is a widely used index when measuring socioeconomic inequality, but...

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Main Authors: Lumme, Sonja, Sund, Reijo, Leyland, Alastair H., Keskimäki, Ilmo
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Springer US 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4426159/