Cardiovascular risk factor clusters and employment in the United States

Value in Health

Volumn 10, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages

  Sullivan, Patrick W ^a   Ghushchyan, Vahram ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Bivariate probit model; Cardiometabolic risk factors; Employment; Income

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MARRIAGE; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SOCIAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33845762348     PISSN: 10983015     EISSN: 15244733     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4733.2006.00155.x     Document Type: Note

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