Association between socioeconomic status and self-reported diabetes in India: A cross-sectional multilevel analysis

BMJ Open

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Corsi, DanielJ ^a   Subramanian, S V ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD WEALTH; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PREVALENCE; RURAL AREA; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL CASTE; SOCIAL STATUS; URBAN AREA;

EID: 84864151645     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-000895     Document Type: Article

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