A spatial analysis of the demographic and socio-economic variables associated with cardiovascular disease in calgary (Canada)

Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-23

  Bertazzon, Stefania ^a   Olson, Scott ^a   Knudtson, Merril ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Health policy; Socio economic determinants of health; Spatial autoregressive

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DISEASE PREVALENCE; FAMILY STRUCTURE; HEALTH POLICY; POLICY MAKING; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ALBERTA; CALGARY; CANADA;

EID: 77049086567     PISSN: 1874463X     EISSN: 18744621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12061-009-9027-7     Document Type: Article

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