Association of socioeconomic profiles with cardiovascular risk factors in Iran: The Isfahan Healthy Heart Program

International Journal of Public Health

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 37-44

  Bahonar, Ahmad ^a   Sarrafzadegan, Nizal ^a   Kelishadi, Roya ^a   Shirani, Shahin ^b   Ramezani, Mohammad Arash ^a   Taghdisi, Mohammad Hossein ^c   Gharipour, Mojgan ^a  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c IRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Education; Income; Occupation; Risk factor; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

LIPID;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; IRAN; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; IRAN; LIPIDS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 79952190766     PISSN: 16618556     EISSN: 1420911X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00038-010-0125-8     Document Type: Article

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