Do vascular risk factors explain the association between socioeconomic status and stroke incidence: A meta-analysis

Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 57-63

  Kerr, Gillian D ^a   Slavin, Helen ^b   Clark, Donna ^c   Coupar, Fiona ^a   Langhorne, Peter ^a   Stott, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b HAIRMYRES HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c PERTH ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Meta analysis; Socioeconomic status; Stroke; Stroke incidence; Vascular risk factors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DATA ANALYSIS SOFTWARE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HAZARD RATIO; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL STATUS; STROKE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

ADULT; AGED; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STROKE; VASCULAR DISEASES;

EID: 77958487674     PISSN: 10159770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000320855     Document Type: Article

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