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Inequalities of health indicators for policy makers: six hints

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  1. Institute of Health and Society (IRSS), Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium

    N. Speybroeck

  2. Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, McGill University, Montreal, Canada

    S. Harper

  3. Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland

    D. de Savigny

  4. Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil

    C. Victora

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Speybroeck, N., Harper, S., de Savigny, D. et al. Inequalities of health indicators for policy makers: six hints. Int J Public Health 57, 855–858 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00038-012-0386-5

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