Measuring achievement: Changes in risk factors for cardiovascular disease in Australia

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 552-561

  Clarke, Philip M ^a   Hayes, Alison J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Achievement index; Australia; Cardiovascular disease; Health inequality; Health systems; Risk

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE PREVALENCE; HEALTH MONITORING; HEALTH RISK; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

AUSTRALIA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; INCOME; MODELS, STATISTICAL; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SMOKING;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 58349088752     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2008.09.065     Document Type: Article

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