Socioeconomic disparities in self-reported arthritis for Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians aged 18-64

International Journal of Public Health

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 295-304

  Cunningham, Joan ^a  

^a MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arthritis; Health disparities; Indigenous Australian; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PREVALENCE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SELF DISCLOSURE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTHRITIS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PREVALENCE; SELF DISCLOSURE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960558652     PISSN: 16618556     EISSN: 1420911X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00038-010-0228-2     Document Type: Article

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