Cardiovascular risk factors in Iranian adults according to educational levels: Isfahan healthy heart program

Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 9-14

  Roohafza, H R ^a,b   Sadeghi, M ^a   Kelishadi, R ^a  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular risk factors; Education; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

EID: 22244465528     PISSN: 10105395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/101053950501700103     Document Type: Article

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