Disparities in stroke preventive care in general practice did not explain socioeconomic disparities in stroke

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 59, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1285-1294

  Avendano, M ^a,b   Boshuizen, H C ^b   Schellevis, F G ^c   Mackenbach, J P ^a   Van Lenthe, F J ^a   Van den Bos, G A M ^d  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^c NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cerebrovascular accident; Family practice; Incidence; Prevention and control; Quality of healthcare; Social class

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTICE; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NETHERLANDS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STROKE;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DIURETICS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 33750736360     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2006.03.010     Document Type: Article

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