Gender differences in the association between education and the incidence of cardiovascular events in Northern Italy

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 762-767

  Veronesi, Giovanni ^a   Ferrario, Marco M ^a   Chambless, Lloyd E ^b   Sega, Roberto ^c   Mancia, Giuseppe ^c   Corrao, Giovanni ^c   Fornari, Carla ^c   Cesana, Giancarlo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^b IL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

coronary heart disease; education; ischaemic stroke; Social inequalities; women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STROKE;

ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; CORONARY DISEASE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; STROKE;

EID: 82355181681     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckq155     Document Type: Article

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