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Vera Carstairs
Vera Dorris Lilian Carstairs (née Hunt, 1925 – 14 December 2020) was a British social scientist noted, in particular, for a groundbreaking 1991 research study (with Russell Morris), ''Deprivation and Health in Scotland'', which related mortality, morbidity and hospital admissions in Scotland, with the social composition and living standards found in Scottish areas. She gives her name to the Carstairs index. Personal life Vera Hunt was born in Cheltenham, the daughter of Daniel Hunt and his wife Dorris Hirst, and was brought up in London and Nottingham. She attended the Manning School for Girls, Aspley, leaving in 1941, and working at the Meteorological Office. After World War II she passed a university entrance exam for service personnel. She studied economics, sociology and statistics at University College, London and the London School of Economics, graduating with a B.Sc. degree from University of London in 1949. She married on 14 December 1950 Morris Carstairs, a physician, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Vera may refer to: Names *Vera (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) *Vera (given name), a given name (including a list of people and fictional characters with the name) **Vera (), archbishop of the archdiocese of Tarragona Places Spain *Vera, Almería, a municipality in the province of Almería, Andalusia *Vera de Bidasoa, a municipality in the autonomous community of Navarra *La Vera, a comarca in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura United States *Vera, Illinois, an unincorporated community *Vera, Kansas, a ghost town *Vera, Missouri, an unincorporated community *Vera, Oklahoma, a town *Vera, Texas, an unincorporated community *Vera, Virginia, an unincorporated community *Veradale, Washington, originally known as Vera, CDP Elsewhere *Vera, Santa Fe, a city in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina *Vera Department, an administrative subdivision (departamento) of the province of Santa Fe *Vera, Mato Grosso, Brazil, a municipality *Cape Vera, Nunavut, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
