Disaggregating health inequalities within Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2002-2010, by applying an urban health inequality index

• Main Authors: Martin Bortz (Author), Megumi Kano (Author), Heribert Ramroth (Author), Christovam Barcellos (Author), Scott R. Weaver (Author), Richard Rothenberg (Author), Monica Magalhães (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2015-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract An urban health index (UHI) was used to quantify health inequalities within Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for the years 2002-2010. Eight main health indicators were generated at the ward level using mortality data. The indicators were combined to form the index. The distribution of the rank order...