Socioeconomic inequalities in the prevalence of nine established cardiovascular risk factors in a southern European population

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  Alves, Luís ^a,b,c   Azevedo, Ana ^a,b   Silva, Susana ^a,b   Barros, Henrique ^a,b  

^a University of Porto   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c Santo André de Canidelo Family Health Unit   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL OBESITY; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATION; PORTUGAL; PREVALENCE; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SOCIAL STATUS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CITY; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CITIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONS; PORTUGAL; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 84861551060     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0037158     Document Type: Article

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