Gender differences in coronary heart disease and health-related quality of life: Findings from 10 states from the 2004 behavioral risk factor surveillance system

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 757-768

  Ford, Earl S ^a,b   Mokdad, Ali H ^a   Li, Chaoyang ^a   McGuire, Lisa C ^a   Strine, Tara W ^a   Okoro, Catherine A ^a   Brown, David W ^a   Zack, Matthew M ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CORONARY DISEASE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DISTRIBUTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 44949118619     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2007.0468     Document Type: Article

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