| Literature DB >> 25033114 |
Nancy Breen1, Susan Scott, Antoinette Percy-Laurry, Denise Lewis, Russell Glasgow.
Abstract
Historically, researchers and policy planners have selected a single indicator to measure trends in social inequalities. A more rigorous approach is to review the literature and data, select appropriate inequality measures to address the research question, compute results from various indices, and graphically compare resulting trends. The Health Disparities Calculator (HD*Calc, version 1.2.4; National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD) computes results from different indices and graphically displays them, making an arduous task easier, more transparent, and more accessible.Entities:
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Year: 2014 PMID: 25033114 PMCID: PMC4151930 DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.301982
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Am J Public Health ISSN: 0090-0036 Impact factor: 9.308