Age standardisation – an indigenous standard.docVIP

Emerging Themes in Epidemiology BioMedCentral Analytic perspective Open Access Age standardisation – an indigenous standard? Bridget Robson*, Gordon Purdie, Fiona Cram and Shirley Simmonds Address: Te Rōpū Rangahau a Eru Pōmare (Eru Pōmare Maˉori Health Research Centre), University of Otago, Wellington, P O Box 7343, Wellington South, New Zealand Email: Bridget Robson* - bridget.robson@otago.ac.nz; Gordon Purdie - gordon.purdie@otago.ac.nz; Fiona Cram - fionac@.nz; Shirley Simmonds - shirley.simmonds@otago.ac.nz * Corresponding author Published: 14 May 2007 Received: 3 August 2006 Acce