Occupational status, educational level, and the prevalence of carotid atherosclerosis in a general population sample of middle-aged Swedish men and women: Results from the malmo diet and cancer study

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 152, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 334-346

  Rosvall, M ^a,b   Ostergren P O ^a   Hedblad, B ^a   Isacsson, S O ^a   Janzon, L ^a   Berglund, G ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Carotid arteries; Sex factors; Socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

DISEASE PREVALENCE; EDUCATION; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; OCCUPATION; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ADULT; AGED; AORTA ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATION; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

AGED; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; COHORT STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; SWEDEN;

SWEDEN;

EID: 0034663840     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/152.4.334     Document Type: Article

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