Is there much variation in variation? Revisiting statistics of small area variation in health services research

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Authors

Berta Ibáñez · Bioef - Fundación Vasca de Innovación e Investigación Sanitarias

Julián Librero · Instituto Aragonés de Ciencias de la Salud

Enrique Bernal‐Delgado · Instituto Aragonés de Ciencias de la Salud

Salvador Peiró · Instituto Aragonés de Ciencias de la Salud

Beatríz González López-Valcarcel · Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

Natalia Martínez Pérez · Instituto Aragonés de Ciencias de la Salud

Abstract

The EB statistics seems to be a good alternative to more conventional statistics used in small-area variation analysis in health service research because of its robustness.

Topics & Keywords

Healthcare Policy and Management demographic modeling and climate adaptation Health disparities and outcomes

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Reduced inequalities

Publication Details

Published in: BMC Health Services Research

Volume 9, Issue 1, pp. 60-60

DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-60

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