Relative Index of Inequality and Slope Index of Inequality
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Relative index of inequality: definition, estimation, and inference.
The relative index of inequality (RII) is a commonly used measure of the extent to which the occurrence of an outcome such as chronic illness or early death varies with socioeconomic status or some other background variable. The standard RII estimator applies only to linear variation in incidence rates. In this paper a general definition of the RII is introduced, alternative approaches to point...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Epidemiology
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1044-3983
DOI: 10.1097/ede.0000000000000311