Knowledge of cardiovascular disease risk factors among the Canadian population: Relationships with indicators of socioeconomic status

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 162, Issue 9 SUPPL., 2000, Pages

  Potvin, Louise ^a   Richard, Lucie ^a   Edwards, Alison C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DATA BASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIMARY SCHOOL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECALL; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNIVERSITY;

EID: 0034595357     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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