Construction of an area-deprivation index for 2869 counties in China: a census-based approach.

Zhicheng WangKit Yee ChanAdrienne N PoonKirsten HommaYan Guo

Published in: Journal of epidemiology and community health (2020)

Constructing a robust area-deprivation index for China at the county level based on population census data is feasible. The CADI is a potential policy tool to identify China's most deprived areas. In the future, it may support health equity monitoring and comparison at the national and subnational levels.

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healthcare
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