title: Are single indicators of deprivation as useful as composite indicators in predicting morbidity and mortality: results from the Central Clydeside Conurbation.
abstract: Analysis of 1991 Census data for the Central Clydeside Conurbation suggests that male unemployment and car ownership provide useful alternatives to composite deprivation indices in predicting health.
authors.affiliation: Medical Research Council, Medical Sociology Unit, 6 Lilybank Gardens, Glasgow G12 8RZ.
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authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ellaway
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001336:Automobiles; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003467:Cultural Deprivation; D005260:Female; D005544:Forecasting; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009017:Morbidity; D009026:Mortality; D010067:Ownership; D011203:Poverty / Q000145:classification*; D012606:Scotland / Q000453:epidemiology; D014478:Unemployment; D014505:Urban Population