Dealing with spatial misalignment to model the relationship between deprivation and life expectancy: a model-based geostatistical approach

International Journal of Health Geographics 19(1):6 (2020)

Journal article

Authors

Olatunji Johnson

Peter Diggle

Emanuele Giorgi

Published

March 4, 2020

Doi

10.1186/s12942-020-00200-w

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Summary. Proposes a model-based geostatistical framework for jointly analysing data collected at incompatible spatial scales — specifically area-level deprivation indices and point-referenced health outcomes — to estimate the relationship between socioeconomic deprivation and life expectancy in Liverpool, UK.