Location of residence or social class, which is the stronger determinant associated with cardiovascular risk factors among Pakistani population? A cross sectional study

Rural and Remote Health

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Tareen, M F ^a   Shafique, K ^b   Mirza, S S ^c   Arain, Z I ^d   Ahmad, I ^a   Vart, P ^b  

^a Afra General Hospital   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c DOW UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Pakistan)

^d Isra Medical University   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Diabetes mellitus; Hypertension; Pakistan; Social class; Urban rural location

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAKISTAN; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICS; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; AGED; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAKISTAN; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL CLASS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84856391180     PISSN: 14456354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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