Ethnic and socioeconomic disparities in the prevalence of cardiovascular disease in New Zealand

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 121, Issue 1285, 2008, Pages

  Chan, Wing Cheuk ^a   Wright, Craig ^b   Riddell, Tania ^a   Wells, Susan ^a   Kerr, Andrew J ^c   Gala, Geeta ^b   Jackson, Rod ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (New Zealand)

^c MIDDLEMORE HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEW ZEALAND; PREVALENCE; REGISTRATION; RISK MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL STATUS; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ECONOMICS; ETHNIC GROUP; FACTUAL DATABASE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH SURVEY; MEDICAL RECORD; MIDDLE AGED; SEX RATIO; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 56649124410     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11758716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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