The role of economic and educational factors in asthma: Evidence from the Portuguese Health Survey

Public Health

Volumn 122, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 434-439

  Moreira, Pedro ^a   Moreira, André ^b,c   Padrão, Patrícia ^a   Delgado, Luís ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b University of Porto   (Portugal)

^c HOSPITAL DE SÃO JOÃO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Asthma; Determinants; Education; Income

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; DISEASE SPREAD; ECONOMIC GROWTH; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH EXPENDITURE; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; LOGISTICS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PORTUGAL; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING HABIT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASTHMA; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PORTUGAL; SMOKING;

EURASIA; EUROPE; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 39749105374     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2007.07.014     Document Type: Article

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