A comparison of the association between socioeconomic position and cardiovascular disease risk factors in three age cohorts of Australian women: Findings from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health

Journal of Public Health

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 378-387

  Lawlor, Debbie A ^a   Tooth, Leigh ^b   Lee, Christina ^b   Dobson, Annette ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Risk factors; Socioeconomic position; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INCOME; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; OCCUPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 28644435837     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdi052     Document Type: Article

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