Role of age, sex, and obesity in the higher prevalence of arthritis among lower socioeconomic groups: A population-based survey

Arthritis Care and Research

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 553-561

  Busija, Lucy ^a   Hollingsworth, Bruce ^b   Buchbinder, Rachelle ^b   Osborne, Richard H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Health surveys; Prevalence; Socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS; BODY MASS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DEMOGRAPHY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OBESITY; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SELF REPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTHRITIS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 34248561943     PISSN: 21514658     EISSN: 15290131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.22686     Document Type: Conference Paper

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