Influence of socioeconomic and cultural factors on rural health

Australian Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 10-15

  Beard, John R ^a,c   Tomaska, Nola ^b   Earnest, Arul ^c   Summerhayes, Richard ^c   Morgan, Geoff ^c,d  

^a NEW YORK ACADEMY OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE   (United States)

^c Northern Rivers University   (Australia)

^d North Coast Area Health Service New South Wales Government Department of Health   (Australia)

Author keywords

Environment; Rural; Socioeconomic

Indexed keywords

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CULTURAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH STATUS; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RURAL HEALTH CARE; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; NEW SOUTH WALES; RURAL HEALTH; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 64649106010     PISSN: 10385282     EISSN: 14401584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1584.2008.01030.x     Document Type: Article

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