A multilevel analysis of income inequality and cardiovascular disease risk factors

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 673-687

  Diez Roux, Ana V ^a   Link, Bruce G ^b   Northridge, Mary E ^b  

^a Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^b New York State Psychiatric Institute ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular diseases; Cardiovascular risk factors; Income inequality; Socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DISEASE PREVALENCE; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SITTING; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033990189     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(99)00320-2     Document Type: Article

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