A review of equity issues in quantitative studies on health inequalities: The case of asthma in adults

BMC Medical Research Methodology

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Greenwood, Heather L ^a,b   Edwards, Nancy ^a,b   Hoogbruin, Amandah ^c   Kahwa, Eulalia K ^d   Odhiambo, Okeyo N ^e   Buong, Jack A ^e  

^a CANADIAN INSTITUTES OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c KWANTLEN POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

^e GREAT LAKES UNIVERSITY OF KISUMU   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ASTHMA; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; ASTHMA; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79960175589     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2288-11-104     Document Type: Article

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