Buerger's disease as an indicator of socioeconomic development in different societies, a cross-sectional descriptive study in the North-East of Iran

Archives of Medical Science

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 343-347

  Fazeli, Bahare ^a  

^a MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Buerger's disease; Socioeconomic status; Thromboangiitis obliterans

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BUERGER DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYGIENE; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATION; POVERTY; SMOKING HABIT; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 77954254568     PISSN: 17341922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5114/aoms.2010.14253     Document Type: Article

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