A comparative health survey of the inhabitants of Roma settlements in Hungary

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 853-859

  Kósa, Zsigmond ^a   Széles, György ^b   Kardos, László ^b   Kósa, Karolina ^b   Németh, Renáta ^b   Országh, Sándor ^b   Fésüs, Gabriella ^b   McKee, Martin ^c   Ádány, Róza ^b   Vokó, Zoltán ^b,d  

^a University of Debrecen ^*

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Hungary)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUNGARY; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; ADOLESCENT; AGED; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET; FEMALE; GIPSY; HEALTH STATUS; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SMOKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DIET; FEMALE; GYPSIES; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; HUNGARY; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SMOKING;

EID: 34247259000     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2005.072173     Document Type: Article

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