Trends in educational inequalities in cardiovascular risk factors: A longitudinal study among 48,000 middle-aged Norwegian men and women

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 731-739

  Strand, Bjørn Heine ^a   Tverdal, Aage ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cardiovascular risk factors; Education; Inequalities; Longitudinal; Socioeconomic position; Trend

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NORWAY; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHOLESTEROL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 33845354331     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: 15737284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-006-9046-5     Document Type: Article

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