Association of regional racial/cultural context and socioeconomic status with arthritis in the population: A multilevel analysis

Arthritis Care and Research

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 399-407

  Cañizares, Mayilee ^a,c   Power, J Denise ^b   Perruccio, Anthony V ^b   Badley, Elizabeth M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BODY MASS; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; IMMIGRATION; INCOME; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SEX; SMOKING; SOCIAL STATUS; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 40949130523     PISSN: 21514658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.23316     Document Type: Article

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