The socioeconomic gradient and chronic illness and associated risk factors in Australia

Australia and New Zealand Health Policy

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2004, Pages

  Glover, John D ^a   Hetzel, Diana M S ^a   Tennant, Sarah K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMMOBILIZATION; INFANT; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 33745637128     PISSN: 17438462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1743-8462-1-8     Document Type: Article

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