Socio-economic status and prevention of cardiovascular disease in Italy: Evidence from a national health survey

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 591-596

  Damiani, Gianfranco ^a   Federico, Bruno ^b   Bianchi, Caterina B N A ^a   Ronconi, Alessandra ^a   Basso, Danila ^a   Fiorenza, Sonia ^a   Sassi, Franco ^c  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b Department of Health and Sport Sciences ^*  (Italy)

^c OECD   (France)

Author keywords

cardiovascular risk factors; preventive behaviours; socio economic factors

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING; PHYSIOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHOLESTEROL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; ITALY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 80053462789     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckq075     Document Type: Review

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