Cardiovascular risk factors and the neighbourhood environment: A multilevel analysis

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 841-845

  Sundquist, Jan ^a,b   Malmström, Marianne ^b   Johansson, Sven Erik ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease risk factors; Neighbourhood deprivation; Townsend score; Underprivileged

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; LIFESTYLE; LIVING STANDARD; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIFESTYLE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SMOKING; SOCIAL STATUS; SWEDEN;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COMORBIDITY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LIFE STYLE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBESITY; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SAMPLING STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SMOKING; SOCIAL CONDITIONS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE; SWEDEN;

SWEDEN;

EID: 0032740822     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/28.5.841     Document Type: Article

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