On age-specific variations in income-related inequalities in diabetes, hypertension and obesity

International Journal of Public Health

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 33-41

  Siegel, Martin ^a   Luengen, Markus ^b   Stock, Stephanie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSNABRÜCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Age specific inequality; Diabetes; Germany; Hypertension; Life course perspective; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84873112078     PISSN: 16618556     EISSN: 1420911X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00038-012-0368-7     Document Type: Article

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