Proposed new deprivation index
- 22 April 1995
- Vol. 310 (6986) , 1067-1068
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.310.6986.1067c
Abstract
# Has major flaws in its derivation and validation {#article-title-2} EDITOR,—David C E F Lloyd and colleagues propose a new deprivation index for use in general practice, which is based on the proportion of patients exempted from prescription charges because they have a low income. It is therefore a proxy for the proportion of the practice population living in poverty. The authors believe that it has advantages over the indices with which they compare it (Jarman, Townsend, and Carstairs)—namely, that it is practice based and can be frequently updated. They correlate it with the established deprivation …Keywords
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