Applying clinical epidemiological methods to health equity: the equity effectiveness loop

Peter Tugwell; Don de Savigny; Gillian Hawker; Vivian Robinson

doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7537.358

Applying clinical epidemiological methods to health equity: the equity effectiveness loop

BMJ. 2006 Feb 11;332(7537):358-61. doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7537.358.

Authors

Peter Tugwell¹, Don de Savigny, Gillian Hawker, Vivian Robinson

Affiliation

¹ Ottawa Health Research Institute, Institute of Population Health, University of Ottawa, 1 Stewart Street, Ottawa, ON, Canada K1N 6N5. [email protected]

Abstract

Focusing on the average effects of interventions on health may miss important differences within populations. Examining these effects across gradients in wealth allows the identification of the interventions most likely to reduce health inequalities

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Cost of Illness
Delivery of Health Care / organization & administration*
Epidemiologic Methods
Global Health
Health Policy*
Health Services Accessibility / organization & administration
Health Status
Humans
Needs Assessment
Program Evaluation
Socioeconomic Factors